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antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation

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to be at a loss; to be in a corner

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to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act

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entreaty to a deity

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(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

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wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese

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right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid

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smallish; on the small side

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later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

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to speak the truth

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difficult problem; challenge

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How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

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water torture

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submerge

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torture to death; torment to death

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sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)

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to draw a line

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expansion; swelling; increase; growth

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nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

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ocean current

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distribution; allocation

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replay speed; playback speed; refresh rate

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to continue to do; to persist in doing

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elliptical shape

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border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

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it hasn't been long since

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to need; to demand; to take; to require

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generous; unstinting

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whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief

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natural calamity; disaster

2

watery grave (metaphor)

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to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up

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a long time ago

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borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

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to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

2

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated

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bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion

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conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

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paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

2

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

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mass production

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three minutes

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capture; seizure

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to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard

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good health

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health; healthy; sound; fit

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placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition

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absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily

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