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eight-legged essay (classical Chinese style of essay writing)

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to miss in attempting to kill

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I; me

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bruise

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sharing

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umbrella shop

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to be stereotypical

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late winter; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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narcissism

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to interlace; to interweave

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retainer fee (e.g. for a lawyer)

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too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories

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vomit and excreta

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brawl outside the stadium; fighting outside ring (wrestling); ring-side battle; verbal fight via the media

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going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)

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shameless; bold; brazen

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to leave nothing undone; to do all in one's might; to do everything possible

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to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least

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one's parents' generation

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fruit sandwich; sandwich filled with fruit and sweetened whipped cream

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(separate) house; detached house

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lame; uncool; tacky

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binge eating; stress eating

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animal flesh

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earmuffs (for protection against cold); ear warmers

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(bringing to a) perfect end; (rounding off with a) crowning achievement; successful conclusion; triumphant finish

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precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha

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to line up; to form a party

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extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase

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something that leaps or thrusts out

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vintage

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well-bred; of good upbringing

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frequently

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smoothie

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just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)

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with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

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soon to fall in love

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to feel hungry; to get hungry

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good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season

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to get dressed up; to treat oneself

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed

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to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

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rainy sky; sky as it looks when it is about to rain; threatening sky

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constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time

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My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

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number of books

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not in one's right mind; insane

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to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free

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impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned

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to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

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