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most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

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alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty); (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands); resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient

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gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

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economic blockade; embargo

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euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect

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uprising; revolt

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seldom; rarely; scarcely

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to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

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to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk

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slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient

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independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

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moving tale; impressive tale

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will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

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deep impression

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not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

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defense capability (defence)

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freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration

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back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer

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trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

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pressure; oppression; suppression

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feeling; sense; impression

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as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

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any more; any further; any better; any longer

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method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

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to rush over; to run up to

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that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

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as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible

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to rush back; to run back

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valuable article; valuables

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to speak; to hear a voice

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to come back

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or; otherwise

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to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

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damage

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to come to a settlement

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dried meat; jerky

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suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

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heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

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remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

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a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)

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huge body; large build

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conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly

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different (quality, nature); heterogeneous

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body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)

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cylindrical

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sea anemone

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar

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dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)

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top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

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