Buddhist monk
僧，和尚

grief
n. a feeling of extreme sadness

grief-stricken
a. filled with great sorrow

grieve
v.

pet
n. an animal kept in the home as a companion

callous
a. without feeling for the suffering of other people; unkind

emperor
n. the ruler of an empire

shudder
vi. shake uncontrollably for a moment, esp. from fear, cold, or strong dislike; tremble

incapable
a. not having the power or ability to do sth. or show a quality

grovel
vi. be shamefully bumble or eager to please; ask or beg with too great humility 卑躬屈膝，奴颜婢膝

loftily
ad. proudly; haughtily

lofty
a. very high; towering; noble

benefactor
n. a person who gives friendly help, often in the form of money

mortally
ad. bitterly, extremely

mortal
a. causing death; certain to die someday

offend
vt. hurt the feeling of; upset

offensive
a.

recipient
n. a person who receives sth.

legal
a. of or using the law

rajah
n. an Indian ruler

prospective
a. expected or intended; likely to be or become

royalty
n. a part of the price of a book, paid to the writer on each copy sold; a payment made to the writer of a play or piece of music when it is performed 版税

pressing
a. urgent

jail
n. prison

unscrupulous
a. not caring about honesty and fairness in getting what one wants; completely without principles

endless
a. having or seeming to have no end; never finishing

infidelity
n. an act of disloyalty; lack of faithfulness, esp. to husband or wife

admirer
n. a person who admires, esp. a man who is attracted to a particular woman

wealthy
a. rich, abundant

selfish
a. concerned about oneself without thinking of others

devotion
n. loyalty

lessen
v. make or become less

autobiography
n. the story of a person's life written by himself/herself

disagreeable
a. bad-tempered and unfriendly; unpleasant

stupendous
a. amazing, marvelous 巨大的，惊人的

musical
a. of or for music

genius
n. a person who has very great natural ability to think and create

unquestionably
ad. beyond dispute or doubt; certainly

rank
v. have or regard as having a certain rank or relative position

musico-dramatic
a. of or concerning both music and the drama

masterpiece
n. an outstanding work 杰作

headache
n. a pain in the head; a difficult or worrying problem

loot
vt. rob, plunder

trilogy
n. a group of three related books, plays, etc. connected by common subject matter, but each complete in itself （小说、戏剧等的）三部曲

faithless
a. not deserving trust; disloyal

compromise
vi. surrender one's principles, etc. dishonorably; reach an agreement by having each side give up certain demands 背弃；妥协

downright
ad. thoroughly; completely

grand
a. dignified, stately

forgive
v. stop being angry (at)

forgiveness
n. the act of forgiving or the willingness to forgive; pardon

scratch
v. dig, scrape, or injure with sth. sharp, such as fingernails, claws or a tool

shriek
vi. make a loud, shrill cry

miracle
n. sth. that is amazing and unusual 奇迹

Phrases & Expressions
in relation to
in connection with; with regard to; about

in one's eyes
in one's opinion

in support of
supporting

at sb.'s expense
with sb. paying the cost

needless to say
of course; as was to be expected

out of sorts
in an angry or unhappy mood; in a bad temper

under obligation (to do)
having the duty (to do)

good for
able to pay or contribute; useful or suitable for

lay one's hands on
find; gain possession of

run up
allow (sth. such as debt) to increase

on record
written down in a record