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to be found

2

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

1

staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement

1

fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome

1

living thing; organism; creature; biology

1

becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed

1

to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk

1

to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)

2

stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company

10

manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

3

short (of a person)

1

good news; happy news; glad tidings

1

to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

2

forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.); artificially hastening the growth of plants (by controlling heat, light, etc.)

1

glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial

5

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

3

agitation; stirring; whipping; beating

1

separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation

1

salt water; brine

2

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

3

selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

1

superior; excellent; fine

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

3

parent plant; mother plant; parent strain; old shares; old stock

1

root division

2

to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)

1

to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1

to cover with earth

1

power

1

violent explosion; bursting

2

word; word

1

to run about; to rush about

1

faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate

1

to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation

1

sprout; bud; shoot

1

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

1

stalk; stem

1

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage

2

to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious

2

rapid growth

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

1

lightly; nimbly

1

giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger

1

to lean over; to lean in

1

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

3

to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back

1

limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft

1