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adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone

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infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless

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to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

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new; unused; new

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in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

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to carry through; to achieve; to complete

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to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough

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insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; stupid

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thereupon; shortly thereafter

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to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

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in the meanwhile; during the time

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payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages

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talk; chat

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clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.); clip (from a video); video clip

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in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short

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good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield

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good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

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China and India; far away

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Confucius

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Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)

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Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)

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many thousands

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning

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to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

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to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

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gain; profit; benefit; amplification

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(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand

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to become better; to improve

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

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bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless

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to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)

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workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

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to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

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a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

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envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

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death comes to old and young alike; uncertainty of life

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ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac

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to speak energetically; to talk big; to argue heatedly

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to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

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guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter

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to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

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feeling; mood; disgusting; sickening; revolting

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care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

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