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reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

10

final stage

1

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

1

under construction; in preparation

1

work force

4

cell division

1

immature form (of an organism); young animal

1

adult

1

good performance; good work; great success

2

putting a plan into operation

1

the sooner, the better

2

wild joy; ecstasy

2

contagion; infection

1

to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

3

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

2

to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)

1

independent administration

1

center; centre; metropolis

2

naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious

3

depending on ...

1

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

1

contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)

1

(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)

6

five o'clock

1

sealed letter

3

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

2

perusal; one reading; reading through (once)

1

to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate

7

to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell

2

ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

1

(after) bouncing around from one place to the next

1

Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)

3

group; bunch; crowd; group

2

false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm

1

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

1

wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese

1

old body; aged person; elderly person

2

bad news; news of a death; death notice

2

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

1

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

3

unusual; serious; incomparable

1

philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view

4

half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer

2

to sit down

4

provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities

2

absent overseas

1

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

2

spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple

1

to grieve over; to mourn; to lament

2