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poor

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ruler; measure

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(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

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

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composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition

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shawm-like instrument played by street vendors (sometimes referred to as a flute)

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tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre

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mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something

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mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures

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for some years

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sickroom; hospital room; ward

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pathetic scene

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the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable

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reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out

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to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)

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black dragon

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell

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faint smile; half smile

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drop (e.g. of water); drip

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the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow

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to adjoin each other; to sit side by side

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the more one looks (at it) the more...

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cheek pouch

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fit of anger; temper; rage; firecracker

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lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration

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melancholy

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imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye

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ghost ship; phantom ship

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cruise; navigation; sailing

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passenger

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skeleton

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(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise

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departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

4

sailor

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supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack

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resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

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gluttonous; greedy

2

risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh

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being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

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dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price

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disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot

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in the hospital; hospitalized

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to open a business

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brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

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leaving hospital; discharge from hospital

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with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden

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to give a reason

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day and night

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