Vocabulary

to bear fruit; to take effect

for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

to be beneficial to; to be efficacious

to let an opportunity slip

to promote industry

to advance construction; to proceed with construction

to intercept the light

transportation access; access to (public) transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail); transport links

the former and the latter; A and B

skillfulness and clumsiness

to paragraph; to itemize; to itemise

to be blissful; to be very happy

to seek happiness; to pursue happiness

to put up a candidate

the teachings of Confucius and Mencius

to sell wholesale to a retailer

to contend for distinction; to claim credit

to rewrite a manuscript

to pierce a hole

to proofread again and again

to smell incense

to cense; to burn incense

to be of excellent workmanship

to become hoarse

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell

in a subdued voice

in a choked voice

to raise one's voice

in response; in concert

to take a rest under a tree; to rest in the shade of a tree

to pine for home

to have an idea; to have a clue

to feel purified

to feel relaxed; to be soothed

to lose one's composure

to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one

to keep to oneself; to keep secret

one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

innermost depths of one's heart

generous; broad-minded; big-hearted