极少数: extremely few, a small minority...
酗酒: heavy drinking, to get drunk, to drink to excess...
上任: to take office, previous (incumbent), predecessor...
钻研: to study meticulously, to delve into...
坏处: harm, troubles...
保持: to keep, to maintain, to hold, to preserve...
残忍: cruel, mean, merciless, ruthless...
寡妇: widow...
攻读: to major (in a field), to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree...
草坪: lawn...
