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difference; disparity; gap

2

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

2

LDP's National Defense Division

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section meeting

1

innocent; simple-minded

2

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of

1

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

1

as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

4

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

10

Ministry of Finance

2

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

3

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

2

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

2

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

3

to sell over to

1

to buy back; to redeem

1

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

6

to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

1

no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...

1

to hand over; to turn over; to cede

1

gentle; mild-mannered

1

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

transactions; dealings; business

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

diplomatic

1

to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged

1

100; hundred

2

trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation

1

best; vest

2

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

3

to do for (the sake of someone else)

1

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

1

arbitration; intercession; mediation

3

leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

3

if possible

1

descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)

6

worry; mental agony; heartache

1

to put an end (to); to close the books (on)

2

most satisfactory

2

normally; habitually

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

hostility; enmity

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

4

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

1

conservatives

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anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

4

to gather strength; to take heart

1

being caught in one's own trap; being hoisted by one's own petard

1