List: TOCFL 5

1. professor, university lecturer
2. to teach, to instruct

maternal uncle (mother’s brother)

1. thick, deep
2. generous, kind, honest
3. to favour, to treat favourably

mooncake (traditional Chinese pastry eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival)

1. ancient times, antiquity, the distant past
2. ancient, of or relating to ancient times

1. on time, punctual, prompt
2. to be on time, to be punctual

1. familiar, well-acquainted
2. to be familiar with, to know well

1. visa (official document permitting entry into a country)
2. to issue a visa

1. challenge, test, difficult task
2. to challenge, to test, to take on

1. broken, damaged, torn
2. to break, to damage, to destroy
3. to solve, to crack (a case, code, etc.)
4. worn out, shabby, old
5. bad, poor quality