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Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire

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old man; old geezer

4

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

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Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)

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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)

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pen

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

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to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

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darling

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to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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we; us

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

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to escape; to run away

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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rocket; locket

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someone; somebody

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fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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ah; oh; hey!

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small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

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to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

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in this way; thus; such; uh...

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to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

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to carry; to bring (to a place)

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to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

1

but; however; although

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repair; mending; fixing; servicing

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

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I; me

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

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consequence; outcome; result; blame

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be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

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huh?; what's up?

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fall; drop; descent; coming down

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site; point on a map; spot

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