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value; worth; merit

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as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1

tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

3

filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)

1

distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)

2

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

10

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

1

long time; many years

1

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

3

one's person; around one's person

1

close; intimate; on good terms

3

desk

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to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss

1

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

9

national polity; National Athletic Meet

3

execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks

1

since; henceforth

2

another's parent; another's parents

2

to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

2

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

2

one's family (home) background (environment)

1

to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

1

to be completely still

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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to increase; to add to; to augment

2

forehead; brow

1

gun point; muzzle

6

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

5

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

5

replica firearm; realistic toy gun with no firing mechanism

1

so what!; who gives a damn?

1

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

2

et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

2

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright

5

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

4

getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

1

to become distinct

1

in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately

3

right eye

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continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

1

time; season; period; phase; stage

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Kowloon Walled City

3

ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains

2

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

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