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advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging

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to like; to prefer

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false charge; slander; defamation

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opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

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Briton; Englishman

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strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

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measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

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not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

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foolish; stupid; silly

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complexion; colour; color; blood red

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to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

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tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

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sidelocks; hair at the temples

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to dye; to colour; to color

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white hair; grey hair; gray hair

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monogamy

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to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

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legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor

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how; in what way; how about; questionable

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for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

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temper; disposition

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best

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small talk; chat; gossip

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to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

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sincerity; true heart; devotion

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first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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only; nothing but

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marital virtues

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the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

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fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life

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layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular

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homely woman; plain-looking woman; female demon

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deep affection; excessive love

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simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

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quite; utterly; really; completely

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to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; (arch.) to become exhausted

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to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

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world; society; people; the public

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forced; compulsory

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affection; love

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high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling

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decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

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to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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barren woman; sterile woman

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wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

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qualifications; requirements; capabilities

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to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

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because of; owing to; due to

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