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secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

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all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration

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miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)

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to catch one's attention

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(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

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to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

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lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

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to say (something) over one's shoulder

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to let someone say

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good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

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long (time); protracted; prolonged

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to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

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comfortable; pleasant

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

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to give; to do ...

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to want; to desire

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to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)

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excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance

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to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

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to die; to pass away

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to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

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to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers

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clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright

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to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

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to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

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suicide

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to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)

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to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics

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waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath

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fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part

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getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow

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to wrap up

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all things; all creation

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child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)

4

tenth; tithe

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superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)

3

nothing but; none other than

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration

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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.)

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to feel ashamed

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formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

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pollution; contamination

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decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key

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manifestation

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having said that; be that as it may

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we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

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