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half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive

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both families

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person concerned; interested party; related party

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leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)

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gust (of wind); blast

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to run about; to rush about

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a short while ago; already

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wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese

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assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon

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enclosing (e.g. with a letter)

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intentional; on purpose

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dance (esp. Western style); dancing

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one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

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royal family

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distant relative

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high class; noble

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extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)

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wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue

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to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply

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snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

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same meaning; synonymy

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threatening words

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in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

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to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

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to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed

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to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

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ability; faculty

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admiration; being impressed (by)

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withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal

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(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever

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fair and square; open and aboveboard

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boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

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liar; fibber

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infancy; childhood; tender age

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feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order

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final performance; swan song; last act

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doorman

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polite; respectful; reverent

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(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold

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floor

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center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

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to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

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scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

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large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

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to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry

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being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody

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hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

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standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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