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to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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to sell over to

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(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

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quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth

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period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty

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to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

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to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows

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large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)

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mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly

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financial affairs

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superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

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imperial family; royalty

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pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

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to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess

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exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

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

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huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

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business; work; operations; service; duties

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moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading

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to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through

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short; brief

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rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date

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to be worried; to be troubled

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lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

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to grumble; to complain

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mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

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wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other

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to blush

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sensual love; love affair

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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little girl

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be (that) as it may; having said that

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to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances

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rare; uncommon

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one act (of a play); scene; event

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lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching

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he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing

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so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...

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behaviour; behavior; conduct

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to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around

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essence; true nature; substance; reality

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having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of

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audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level

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such; like that; that sort of

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

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carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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