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to acquire knowledge

3

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

1

compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation

3

large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)

3

tax

2

right; privilege

1

crops; agricultural produce

2

mine (gold, coal, etc.)

1

agricultural land; farmland

1

labor; labour; manpower; working force

5

to pay a tax

2

to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence

1

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

1

reproductive (procreative) power; fertility

1

to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)

1

self-governing dominion

1

to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves

1

road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

1

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

1

outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings

1

weak

1

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

1

the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge

1

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

1

facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)

1

firm refusal

1

to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)

1

significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

1

specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

1

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

1

to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

1

armed might; military power; the sword; force

1

uprising; revolt

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

to shed tears

2

excuse; explanation

2

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)

2

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

2

compensation; reparation

2

to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for

1

to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift

1

to make an appeal; to urge

1

to argue vehemently

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

1

form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode

1