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drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

3

carelessly; inattentively

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

3

to be talented; to be able

1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

1

sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

4

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

2

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

3

grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching

1

improvement; reform

1

to call in; to invite; to bring in

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

3

to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching

1

deliberate hindrance; obstruction

1

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

1

warmth

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

as (somebody) says

4

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

8

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

2

to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially

3

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

2

feeling of satisfaction

1

each; every; all

2

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

1

to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits

1

very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented

1

before meals

2

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

2

each; (arch.) you (plural)

2

way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

2

what

3

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

1

to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

1

night watch; fire watchman

1

this evening; tonight

1

reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

2

to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

2

extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

3

main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish

2

side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)

3

variety of goods; number of articles

2

one-by-one; separately; in detail

1

bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed

1