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hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs

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to paint a picture; to draw a picture

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art club

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member

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school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent

1

as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

1

temporary; transitory; short-lived

2

club disbandment

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just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

3

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

2

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

3

art; fine arts

12

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

12

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

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interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off

1

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

1

tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking

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influence; effect; impact

4

senior high school; high school

2

system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation

1

class

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to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)

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thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)

5

being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school

1

outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...

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base; basis; bedrock; platform

1

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

2

staff; member (club, society, etc.)

5

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

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memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage

6

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

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leaving a club; quitting a club

1

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

1

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

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have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

3

to choose; to select; to pick (out)

2

department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion

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to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

2

mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside

5

place to go; destination

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whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

3

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)

1

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

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first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

1

next year; next fiscal year

2

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

1

reopening; resumption; restarting

2