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saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

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strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial

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death penalty; capital punishment

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felony; serious crime

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annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission

1

in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly

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to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off

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to repent; to be penitent

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obstinate; stubborn; headstrong

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overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded

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practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill

3

weak person; the weak

3

every year; yearly; annually

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to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)

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

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to control one's temper

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one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death

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computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI

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shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter

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relative

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for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

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cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)

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having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing

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ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics

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verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words

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cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable

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face-to-face

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look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

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short break; breather

4

boring; dull; uninteresting

2

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

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facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)

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violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely

2

bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles

2

sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing

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light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing

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(in) her way; peculiar to her

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to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future

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to summon courage; to be brave

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whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other

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base; basis; bedrock; platform

3

human sacrifice; victim

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desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire

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both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours

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to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities; to slip away; to abscond

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basking in the sun; sunbathing

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dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner

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fine weather; fair weather

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soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat

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cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation

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