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desperation; despair; self-abandonment

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tedious; boring; being fed up with

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Shaoxing wine

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easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

1

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

2

to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table

4

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

1

in bad taste; problematic; of poor character

1

both (people); the two of them

2

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

1

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

1

the way back; the way home; return trip

1

wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable

1

assessment of the situation; judging according to the situation

1

heavy drinker

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

4

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

to make eye contact

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Middle East

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spring roll

1

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

2

chopsticks

5

to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

1

comfortably; easily

1

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

3

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district

1

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

2

unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen

4

beckoning

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

1

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

3

a bit more; a bit longer

3

to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

2

stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics

1

to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous

2

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

2

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

2

poetic

1

to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted

1

for this very reason; that is exactly why

1

what; what?; hey!

1

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

1

bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end

1

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

1

emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary

3

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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