overseer
n. 檢查員
eg. The overseer was explaining the job to young trainees.
監工向年輕的實習工講解工作情況。

faculty
n. （美國高等院校或院系的）全體教員
eg. She has recently joined the faculty of Yale University.
她最近當了耶魯大學的教授。

nausea
n. 惡心，嘔吐感
eg. He lay on his back in a nausea of self-disgust.
他仰面躺在那里，充滿了對自己的鄙夷和厭惡。

squint
vi. 瞇著眼看，斜視
eg. He could not help thinking how uncanny the man's squint eyes looked under its straight outstanding visor.
他不禁想到這個家伙的斜視眼，從帽子的大帽舌下望出來是何等的令人毛骨悚然。

banner
n. 橫幅
eg. The patriots unfurled the banner of freedom.
愛國志士們打出了自由的旗幟。

Griffindor
葛萊芬多（哈利波特所在的魔法學院）

cast one's mind back to
回想
eg. The scene cast his mind back to a snowy night twenty years before.

這種景象使他回想起20年前的一個雪夜。

distinguished
adj. 著名的，卓越的
eg. China's past is distinguished by more than longevity, resiliencey, and culture.
中國的過去不僅僅以歷史悠久，富有韌性和文化燦爛而著稱。

enormously
adv. 巨大地；在極大程度上
eg. His English improved enormously because of his association with British people.
因為他和英國人有來往, 所以他的英語突飛猛進。

proceed
vi. 開始；繼續進行
eg. He paused to consult his notes,and then proceeded with his question.
他停了下來看了看筆記，然后繼續提問。

inadvertently
adv. 非故意地
eg. The possibility of sending a new manager was inadvertently hinted at.
無意中透露出的消息暗示可能會派來一名新經理。

giddy
adj. 令人眼花繚亂的
eg. We looked down from a giddy height.
我們從使人頭暈的高處往下看。