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solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation

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random shooting

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lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)

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poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

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beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

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to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off

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grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback

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piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper

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to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow

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left half of the body

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system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship

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lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)

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to pay respect (to)

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price; cost; value; worth; value

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to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time

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from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

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to torment; to harass; to tease

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influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

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plan; intention

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inevitable; necessary

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higher rank; better position

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to mimic; to imitate

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interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

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to cut corners; to be shoddy

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abdomen

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bulletproof; bombproof

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bruise; contusion

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mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)

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to rant and rave; to raise hell

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playing dead; feigning death; playing possum

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worldly wisdom; secret of success in life

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social standing

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unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time

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hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)

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smelting furnace; blast furnace

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training; drilling

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shy; bashful; timid; reserved

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multiplication; synergism

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not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is

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destroyer

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to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor

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to regret

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the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

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sworn enemy

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without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

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not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

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dust; cloud of dust

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sadism

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inclination; tendency; nature; character

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smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft

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