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Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms

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blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)

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scimitar

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baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)

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one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

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to compose; to put together

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fire

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dance

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dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

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to blaze; to burn brightly

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twin

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lancer

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whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

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to burn; to get fired up

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bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

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air temperature

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Celsius; centigrade

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Chinese cooking; Chinese food

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hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

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wok; Chinese frying pan

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to do someone in; to bump someone off

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now that; since; so long as; because

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to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

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speech; words; one's lines; remarks

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to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

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had better ...; may as well ...

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gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)

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(being) worth seeing; impressive

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lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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smirkingly; smugly; broadly

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heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment

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to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

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turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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orange (colour, color)

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to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

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crash into; clash

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to pay off completely (e.g. loan)

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aura

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spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion

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ignoring; acting as if it is nothing

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right behind

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stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

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cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible

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sprint; dash; scampering

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black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence

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to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

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low altitude; low sky

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slash; slashing attack

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