inflict
vt. 造成；使遭受
eg. We should inflict severe chastisement on criminals.
我們應該對罪犯施加嚴厲的懲罰。

fragile
adj. 脆弱的
eg. He taught me how to deal with fragile egos.
他教會了我如何應付脆弱的自尊心。

escort
vt. 護送
eg. Policemen had to escort the referee from the football field.
警察不得不護送這位裁判離開足球場。

shatter
vt. 摧毀，損壞
eg. Nothing could shatter his faith.
沒有什么東西能動搖他的信念。

exquisite
adj. 高雅的
eg. This exquisite embroidery won people's great admiration.
這件精美的繡品， 使人驚嘆不已。

courtesy
n. 禮貌
eg. She called on us merely for the sake of courtesy.
她來訪只是為了禮貌。

retaliation
n. 報復；反擊
eg. He endured hardships to plan retaliation.
他臥薪嘗膽, 圖謀報復。

outspokenness
n. 坦言相告
eg. Mr Son’s outspokenness is as rare in Japan as his enterprising spirit.
孫先生的直言不諱和進取精神在日本國內都算是罕見的。

democratically
adv. 民主地
eg. It is the most powerful democratically elected dynasty in history.
這是民主選舉的歷史上最有勢力的王朝。

representation
n. 陳述；代表
eg. There is no effective institutional representation of either workers or employers.
無論是工人，還是雇主都沒有有效的公共機構代表。

evil
n. 罪惡
eg.He cloaked his evil purpose under sweet words.
他用甜言蜜語掩蓋著他邪惡的目的。

literal
adj. 真實的；不夸張的
eg. There had been a literal truth in his declaration.
從字面上看，他剛才說的話并不假。