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to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

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class

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front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

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tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground

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April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

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second day of the month; two days

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plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

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impressive; striking; memorable; impactful

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school child; pupil

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pluralizing suffix

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to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress

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birth registration

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various reasons

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several years; a few years

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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year of a person's birth; number of years since one's birth; age

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relatively; comparatively

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ghost story

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February; second month of the lunar calendar

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twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days

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leap year

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)

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future years; in (one's) later years

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to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

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home; family; household

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document; official papers

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somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly

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personal circumstances; one's own convenience

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to open (up) a Pandora's box

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

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on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person

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secret; private; surreptitious

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to feel depressed

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to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

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asking a question back (e.g. to an interviewer)

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firmly; plentifully; with all one's might

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close-up; bringing attention (to); bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny

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blink (of eyes); wink

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Pandora's box

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desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

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what date?; what's the date?; when?

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he; she; that guy

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babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)

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to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance

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gambler; gamester

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August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

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twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days

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to toady; to be obsequious

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menial; meanness; servility; abject

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