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good idea

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fundamental; basic

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to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

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being startled; getting a shock

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staying the night; lodging (at)

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to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

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every evening; every night

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to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love

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rejection; dismissal

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vertical line; bar line (e.g. in music)

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boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!

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

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sleeping alone

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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sleeping together

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sexual desire; sex drive; lust

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weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

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to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate

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ethical; moral

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to come to mind; to pop into one's head

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one room

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office (e.g. the Oval Office)

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else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides

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close associate; close aide; brains-truster

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status elevation; upgrading; promotion

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to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

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abrupt; sudden

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Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms

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popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language; adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing

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Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature (Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, Water Margin, and The Plum in the Golden Vase)

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legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way

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fort; stronghold; fortification

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place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious

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fine fellow

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hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

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the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan

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the West; the Occident; Western countries

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to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

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peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

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world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)

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role-playing game; RPG

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fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

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series

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position; location; base; point; site

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companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

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real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

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another time; some other time

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to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

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favour; favor

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let's go

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