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to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something

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escape; evasion; flight

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(navigable) canal; waterway

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excavation; cutting; digging

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wife and children; (arch.) wife

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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garden; park

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landscape gardening; landscape architecture

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luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

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large-scale

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expenditure; disbursement; expenses

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to repeat; to do something over again

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public finance; financial affairs; financial situation

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tax

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(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

4

to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

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every place; various places

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uprising; revolt

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to occur; to happen

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suppression; subjugation

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

4

of all things (days, etc.)

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ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

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child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

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distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert

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coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

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naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid

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honest; steady

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

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poor person

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tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

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spontaneous; voluntary

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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several months

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essential; important; crucial; vital; main

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escaping from prison; jailbreak

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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aftertaste

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end; conclusion

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troubles both at home and abroad

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to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

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gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

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waste; extravagance

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state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

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moment by moment; hour by hour

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elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance

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to rebuild; to reconstruct

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restoration; repair; mending

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