| A | B |
|---|
| Rehabilitation | Restoration of rank, privileges, and property |
| Delineated | Depicted; Described |
| Resplendent | Splendid; dazzling |
| Repudiated | Denied |
| Ubiquitous | Present everywhere, at the same time |
| Compunction | Sense of guilt or regret |
| Conciliatory | Soothing |
| Imploring | As if begging or asking |
| Pensively | Sadly; reflectively |
| Theme | The central message or general insight into life that the author conveys in the story |
| Shanxi | Province of northeast China |
| Gansu | Province of northwest China |
| Pommel horse | A sausage-shaped, leather-covered piece of gymnastics equipment that has two metal handles on the top. |
| Sarcoma | Malignant tumor that develops in the skin |
| Reveille | Signal to waken soldiers |
| Soil Salinization | Process of contaminating soil with salts |
| Poplars | Trees of the willow family |
