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Hong Kong; Hongkong

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to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do

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measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)

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neighbors; neighbours

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to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage

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to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

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to resound; to echo; to reverberate

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slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous

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instinct

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in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

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non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

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panting; gasping; heavy breathing

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odd; strange; queer; peculiar

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being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed

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dizzy; giddy

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half-crazed; frantic

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gossip; corner of the mouth

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to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

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matter of taste

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to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

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thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey

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sheet; bed sheet

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reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

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post-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly

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rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

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cold sweat

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to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)

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(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

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feeling of satisfaction

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parents; both parents

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Monday

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dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

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to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

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everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

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a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"

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print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer

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celebrating recovery from illness

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(teacher's) platform; podium; dais

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complete recovery of health

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unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

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appearance; expression; manifestation

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school counsellor

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(somebody else's) parents; both parents

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to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

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supplementary lessons

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convalescence

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vending machine

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easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap

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