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words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it

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legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

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hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket

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inevitable; necessary

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to fall asleep

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interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

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body hair

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light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)

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to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)

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mimesis; mimicry; camouflage

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to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised

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using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

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to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword

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to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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exceedingly; extremely; decisively

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intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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inside one's heart; in one's mind

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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bodily sensation; sense; experience

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another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

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recovery; restoration

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what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

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generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality

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to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

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moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)

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rest; quiet; repose

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

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severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

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greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

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gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

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to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

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sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

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acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

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mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

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to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

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demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

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to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

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experiment

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sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

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to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open

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you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

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to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance

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aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising

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to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)

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drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears

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optimistic; hopeful

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the two; both

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action of making something; -ification

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