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go-between; matchmaker; Cupid

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fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)

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superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article

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to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish

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reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing

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reference; allusion

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to forget completely; to leave behind

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hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry

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to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)

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heavy drinker; tippler

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lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

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birthday present

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genre; category; kind

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dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest

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very likely; very probable

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karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands

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vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink

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just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

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a few minutes later; after a few minutes

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nodding; greeting (with eyes)

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simply put

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ordinary person; average person; mediocre person

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in the end; at the end of the day

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military alliance

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insider trading

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insider

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to come to an agreement

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length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases

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of great promise; with a promising future

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wise woman; clever woman

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right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct

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friendship

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friendly; amicable

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anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

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standard-bearer; flag-bearer

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to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate

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(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot

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night sky

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stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies

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to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

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new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon

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squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug

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to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

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from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten

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sorry to bother you, but ...

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beaming smile

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to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

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great adventure

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(archeological) remains; ruins; relics

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exploration; expedition

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