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just because; even if; even though

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commercial spirit; profit motive

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to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

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(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back

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(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge

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serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence

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to slay; to kill; to put to the sword

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trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

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miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

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being in too deep to back out; having gone too far to retreat

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to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

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hard to get; hard to come by

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tool; implement; instrument; equipment

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(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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necessities

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textbook; manual

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prosperity; flourishing; thriving

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squalid; messy

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store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)

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with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

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foldable; collapsible

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camp stool; folding stool

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self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent

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considerable; decent; suitably; reasonably; one matter; one field

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assortment; product lineup

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clothespin; clothes peg

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poster

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to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

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stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)

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triple feature (e.g. movie)

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15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months; heaven, earth and man; January 1; New Year's Day; ternary

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single standard; single base; single-feature show

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way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment

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safe; certain

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embarrassing; awkward

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opium addiction

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talkative person; gossip

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non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

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binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)

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ball; dance

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diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement

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irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all

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exquisite skill; wonderful performance

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look, look!

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cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant

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precognition; prescience

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

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colleagues; cronies; merry men

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to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

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