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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar

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losing one's life; death

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succession; continuation; series; sequence

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illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

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in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

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assassination

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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

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however; whatever

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greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable

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quarrel; dispute; argument

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

1

to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

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grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

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byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse

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to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

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anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)

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prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

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outdoors; outside

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prison; jail; gaol

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gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal

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cage; pen; (jail) cell

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ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

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lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating

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door; gate; opening; title page

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tenement house; row house

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wherein; therein; thereinto

1

imprisonment; incarceration

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separate case; another matter

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treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

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torture

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leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning

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prison guard; jailer; gaoler

1

government official

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imprisonment

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thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing

1

ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines

1

offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour

1

cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging

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toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory

1

stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon

1

change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration

1

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

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tooth

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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since; henceforth

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with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)

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to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

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until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

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taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

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