barbershop; hairdresser's
inspection and control bureau
Herbert Allen Giles (1845-1935), British diplomat and linguist, contributor to the Wade-Giles Chinese romanization system
cleavage plane (e.g. of slate)
Zhao Shuli (1906-1970), proletarian novelist
1.to completely ignore (idiom)2.to pay no attention to3.not to be in the least concerned about
1.trusting to luck2.wishful thinking
sensible and reasonable (idiom)
reasonable; to make sense
1.to tie the knot (idiom)2.to get married
devoid of conscience (idiom)
minister of state (old usage)
geographic latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and the normal to the reference ellipsoid)
to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
1.Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)2.intolerable behavior
permanent member of council
1.a perception that doesn't reflect reality2.a notion based on an erroneous belief
murder mystery (novel); whodunit
1.mathematical logic2.symbolic logic
1.paperwork; clerical tasks2.(Tw) word processing
Charlemagne (c. 747-c. 814), King of the Franks, Holy Roman Emperor from 800
1.proper reason2.reasonable grounds
1.lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom)2.fig. unable to provide a convincing argument to support one's position3.to not have a leg to stand on