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as soon as; right after

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

5

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

3

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

4

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

1

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

6

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

6

trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant

1

important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

3

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

2

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

4

value; worth; merit

4

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

2

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

4

rural landscape

2

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

2

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

2

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

2

failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade

1

(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback

2

finish; completion; the end

3

society; public; community; social studies

2

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

6

ordinary citizen; the general public

1

(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life

1

to set (sun); to become dark

2

lamp; light

2

oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment

1

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

9

candle

2

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

1

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

1

brilliant; bright; dazzling

1

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

3

wealthy merchant

1

bar; pub; tavern

7

only; just

3

busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters

1

to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)

2

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

2

be (that) as it may; having said that

1

time; appointed time

1

secret; private; surreptitious

4

express messenger

3

in person; personally; directly

2

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

5

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

1

one's family; family member

1