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off-the-record

1

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

4

external; foreign

1

negotiations; discussions; connection

6

opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand

2

laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet

3

sense of stability

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

4

classmate

2

laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky

1

swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

7

to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in

1

slow-footed

1

to keep running

1

the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields

1

area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)

2

central part; heart (of a city)

2

shop; small store; business; firm

1

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

1

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

3

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

1

from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly

1

simple calculation

1

square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface

4

square (e.g. metre)

1

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

4

population density

2

depopulation

1

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

2

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

9

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

7

compulsory education

1

child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child

1

about this time

6

to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance

3

symbolic

3

divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)

2

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

3

mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant

1

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

13

the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar

8

to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out

4

calendar; almanac

2

originally; by nature; from the start

6

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

2

exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable

2

conversion; shift; about-face; switch

6

smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

1

neat; trim; tidy; pretty

1

career woman

1