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given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

2

clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt

4

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

3

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

2

ten-odd; a dozen or so

3

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

2

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

1

jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling

1

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

6

to snatch from; to steal from

1

to smooth out; to straighten; to relax

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

4

anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation

2

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

3

purple; violet

1

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

3

wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese

2

to write down

1

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

1

oneself; one's body

1

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

1

just a minute; small quantity

3

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

1

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

1

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

2

hostility; antagonism; opposition

2

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

1

incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

1

high-ranking officials; ministers; ladies and gentlemen; everyone

1

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

1

any more; any further; any better; any longer

2

to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

1

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

2

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

2

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

2

to dye; to colour; to color

4

what sort; what kind

3

large enterprise; big business; large undertaking

4

soon; in a few days

2

you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

6

having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...

1

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

3

forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb

1

treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)

1

too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

1

return to one's country

1

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

1

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

1