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still; even now; to this day

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treating someone like a child

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wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

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to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

2

gossip; corner of the mouth

1

disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn

4

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

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to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

1

to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness

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halting (speech); faltering; stammering

1

to begin to speak

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last year

2

this year

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back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

3

books

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committee member

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badminton club

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

1

October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

2

bus

1

knife

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

1

to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

1

school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

2

to blush

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to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

2

saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

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blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

1

short (of a person)

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when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

1

after school (at the end of the day)

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friendship; amity

1

nasal voice

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self; oneself

1

PR; public relations

1

apologetic

2

men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

1

fact; truth; reality

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to thrust before; to thrust at

1

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

1

violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

1

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

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field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

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to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

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sadness; sorrow; grief

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to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

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to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

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