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hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

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followers; hangers-on

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opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset

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on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

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threat; intimidation; menace

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to produce a sound

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to shed blood

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shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited

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dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

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putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

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to wash away

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to move forward; to move on

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to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

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dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

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iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable

2

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

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hand-to-hand combat

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laws of nature; physical laws; physics

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

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war situation; progress of a battle

3

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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to come into being; to be born

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revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

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self; oneself

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healing; cure; recovery

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strength; power; proficiency; ability

4

protracted war; war of attrition

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

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to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

2

serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow

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to wait for an opportunity

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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gimmick

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to take by surprise

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tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

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thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

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to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

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great majority

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this one

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to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

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as planned

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straight line

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route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

2

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

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to slay; to cut down (a foe)

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