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refusal; rejection

5

reason; cause; history; origin

2

any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits); wagtail; longclaw

1

granddaughter

2

unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age

3

sense of nostalgia

1

notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology

1

(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity

1

appetizer; later date; post-dating (e.g. a letter or cheque)

1

hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter

1

(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will

2

graciously

1

sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

5

way; method; means; resource; course

3

appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

3

seniority; predecessor

2

successor

3

to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as

6

topography

1

domestic affairs; internal administration

2

independence

3

facing outward

1

isolation; being alone; being friendless

2

setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)

6

world-leading

2

influence; clout; leverage

10

kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)

3

creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane

1

like; as if; the same as

33

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

3

dividing line; intermediate line; intermediate rays

3

drifting; drift; being adrift

3

characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-

1

territorial waters

1

right (to do something); authority; power

6

international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan

3

friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife

3

international relations

1

tacit; unspoken; implicit

2

finish; completion; the end

1

National Foundation Day

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

12

maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation

7

liberal

2

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

2

congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties

1

burlesque; low comedy; farce

1

receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving

2

counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.

2

boat

4