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one grade; first-class; primary

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civil service examination

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to narrow; to reduce; to contract

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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lovable

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

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before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

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poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)

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to pass (examination)

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rare; seldom

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precious; valuable

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to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

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to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

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to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious

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to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

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to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

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order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

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(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

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stale; hackneyed; cliched

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innermost depths of one's heart

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to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

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meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

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effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

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(a) look; gaze

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deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end

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coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)

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thank you

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minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

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refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

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to be (doing)

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therapist

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counselor; counsellor

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painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting

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with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

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to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

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sun; saint; San (people); son

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Le petit prince (by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry); The Little Prince

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a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section

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one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon

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to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

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to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)

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