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excelling; surpassing; outdoing

2

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

6

insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

1

the exact opposite

1

to deify

1

vector

1

hopeless; irredeemable

1

fool

1

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

1

tedious; boring; being fed up with

1

everybody; every last one of them; all

2

stereotype

1

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

1

record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)

1

shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

3

ruler; measure

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

4

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

1

tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement

1

thought; idea; ideology

2

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

confrontation; showdown

1

humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts

1

philosopher

1

Doctor of Science; DSc

1

honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

1

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

1

rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating

1

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

3

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

2

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

2

winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

1

inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling

1

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

3

exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks

1

in every way; in every aspect; from every angle

1

to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly

1

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

1

like; as if; the same as

2

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

2

to pick up; to find; to gather

2

greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable

1

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

1

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

1

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1