FSI B3 17-20 Flashcards

Question

膝下无子[膝下無子] xīxiàwúzǐ

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to have no son (idiom)

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a (married) couple ② husband and wife ③ CL:對|对[dui4]

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mood ② frame of mind ③ CL:個|个[ge4]

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to spend one's remaining years in peace and comfort (idiom)

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anxiety ② sore point ③ secret worry ④ mental disorder ⑤ heart disease (medicine)

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fixing of farm output quotas for each household

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system of quotas for farm output per household

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to correlate with ② to correspond to

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to look after ② to take care of ③ to attend to

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cannot go so far ② be unlikely

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daughter-in-law ② wife (of a younger man) ③ young married woman ④ young woman

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straight talk, nothing taboo (idiom); frank and straightforward ② to speak bluntly without euphemism

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example ② exemplar ③ typical case

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daughter's husband ② son-in-law

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to show off one's talent

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dazzling ② brilliant

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publicly known (to be) ② accepted (as)

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to make friends with

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hybrid plant

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deformity ② birth defect ③ abnormality

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disabled ② handicapped ③ deformity on a person or animal

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inner quality ② basic essence ③ change over time

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if things go on like this ② continuously for a long time hence (idiom)

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vicious circle

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vague ② indistinct ③ fuzzy

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(exclamatory or interrogative particle)

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constant ② persistent ③ long-lasting ④ eternal

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to determine the nature (usually of error or crime) ② to determine chemical composition ③ qualitative ④ fixed

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anti-imperialist ② anti-imperialists

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to hold up (as an model) ② to hold in esteem ③ to revere ④ to advocate

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Li Hongzhi, founder of the Falunggong 法輪功|法轮功 spiritual movement

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flood ② big ③ great ④ surname Hong

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great ② grand ③ massive

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generous ② sad

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complex (psychology)

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turn around ② look back ③ recollect

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campaign ② storm and stress

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proper ② suitable

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to engage in introspection ② soul-searching

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product ② result (of)

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system of values

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upsurge ② (tensions etc) run high

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clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor ② to raise a tremendous stink

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tide of thought ② way of thinking characteristic of a historical period ③ Zeitgeist

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general mood ② atmosphere ③ common practice

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Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences

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course ② process

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ail ② annoy ③ distress ④ vexation ⑤ distressed ⑥ to be in misery

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gift ② innate skill

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rule ② dominate

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to maintain (that sth is true) ② to determine (a fact) ③ determination (of an amount) ④ of the firm opinion ⑤ to believe firmly ⑥ to set one's mind on ⑦ to identify with

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the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861

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try hard to ② strive to

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encouraged ② to summon up (courage) ③ to encourage ④ to uplift ⑤ to stimulate

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Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 自強運動|自强运动

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to suggest ② to initiate ③ proposal ④ initiative

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to set up a constitution

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age-old (malpractice) ② long established (corrupt practices) ③ deeply rooted (superstition)

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sudden ② unexpected ③ abrupt ④ suddenly ⑤ Taiwan pr. zou4

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therefore ② thus ③ so

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the crisis year of 1900 involving the Boxer uprising and the eight nation military invasion

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thirty seventh year G1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1960 or 2020 ② cf 庚子國變|庚子国变, the crisis year of 1900 involving the Boxer uprising and the eight nation military invasion

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the righteous harmonious fists ② the Boxers (history)

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Boxer Rebellion

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difference ② discrepancy

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pragmatic ② dealing with concrete issues

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an original idea

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Li Dazhao (1889-1927), early Chinese Marxist and founding member of the communist party

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Hu Shi (1891-1962), original proponent of writing in colloquial Chinese 白話文|白话文

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law ② rule ③ code

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to make prompt decisions (idiom)

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disposition of troops ② wave ③ spate ④ burst ⑤ spell ⑥ short period of time ⑦ classifier for events or states of short duration

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strength of character ② vigorous style (of calligraphy)

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none doesn't ② there is none who isn't ③ everyone

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archaic final particle similar to modern 了

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firm ② secure

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sick at heart ② psychologically wounded

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geometry ② how much

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honest ② sincere ③ true

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lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past ② a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

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to use up ② to exhaust ③ to end ④ to finish ⑤ to the utmost ⑥ exhausted ⑦ finished ⑧ to the limit (of sth)

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to describe sth as ② an analogy ③ a simile ④ a metaphor ⑤ an allegory ⑥ surname Yu

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memories ② remember ③ memory ④ CL:個|个[ge4]

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civil transport ② movement aimed at the masses ③ democracy movement (abbr.)

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a question ② sth not understood ③ to query ④ interrogative (gramm.) ⑤ CL:個|个[ge4]

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to guide ② to lead

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inevitable ② certain ③ necessity

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confusion ② chaos

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violent ② fierce

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dictatorship

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dark ② darkly ③ darkness

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light ② illumination ③ radiance (esp. glory of Buddha etc) ④ fig. bright prospect ⑤ openhearted

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to spread ② to rage (of contagious disease) ③ popular ④ fashionable ⑤ prevalent ⑥ (math.) manifold

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to promote ② to advocate

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instead ② on the contrary ③ contrary (to expectations)

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to correct ② to make a correction

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can't help (doing sth) ② can't refrain from

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again ② once more ③ re-

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to voice (an opinion) ② to express ③ to convey

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main stream (of a river) ② fig. the essential point ③ main viewpoint of a matter

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once more ② once again ③ one more time

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to be sure ② to be certain ③ sure ④ certain ⑤ definite ⑥ to confirm ⑦ to affirm ⑧ affirmative

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authority ② authoritative ③ power and prestige

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to sentence ② to condemn

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to embezzle ② to divert funds

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life imprisonment

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to show ② to show off ③ to display ④ to manifest ⑤ expression ⑥ manifestation ⑦ show ⑧ display ⑨ performance (at work etc)

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to dismiss on employee ② to sack

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to annex ② to swallow (up) ③ to embezzle

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extra ② surplus ③ remaining ④ remainder after division ⑤ (following numerical value) or more ⑥ in excess of (some number) ⑦ residue (math.) ⑧ after ⑨ I ⑩ me ⑪ surname Yu

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to run hither and thither (idiom)

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barnstorm (idiom)

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barnstorm (idiom)

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can't stand it ② to be unable to bear ③ to be unable to resist

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details of a case ② case

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lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means

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spoil ② pamper ③ dote on

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to sink (into ruin, oblivion) ② to be reduced to

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no doubt ② undoubtedly

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unprincipled

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to yield ② to adapt to ③ to accommodate to (sth)

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to indulge ② to connive at

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secure in the knowledge of having strong backing (idiom)

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meaning behind the words ② what sb really means to say ③ one's intentions as revealed in one's words ④ tone of speech

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Wu Yuzhang (1878-1966), writer, educator and communist politician

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ld teaching (e.g. religious instruction)

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norm ② standard ③ criterion

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exactly ② just ③ precisely

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also ② as if ③ still ④ to scheme ⑤ a Jew

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what kind? ② how, what ③ somewhat

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not (just) a few

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can be rated as ② can be said to be

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to be willing to part with sth

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blindly ② invariably

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furthermore ② what is more ③ even worse

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lucrative post

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to seek contact with sb for one's own benefit ② to suck up to sb

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lit. to enter by the back door ② fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels ③ back door or under the counter connections

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to violate discipline

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actually ② in fact

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many-sided ② in many aspects

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to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules ② to mess with sth ③ to make a hash of things ④ to cause trouble

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to set up ② to establish

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to resist ② to withstand

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self-regulation

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example ② model ③ CL:個|个[ge4]

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Teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.

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to eliminate ② to remove

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to observe discipline and law (idiom)

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to take risks ② to run risks

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upright and honest

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to guide ② to lead ③ to conduct ④ introduction

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to guide ② to give directions ③ to direct ④ to coach ⑤ guidance ⑥ tuition ⑦ CL:個|个[ge4]

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public money

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leak ② hole ③ gap ④ loophole

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corrupt official ② grasping functionary ③ greedy mandarin

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to expose ② to unmask ③ to ferret out ④ to disclose ⑤ disclosure

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expose ② reveal ③ lay bare

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to be fast asleep

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to engage in (business etc) ② to run ③ to operate

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product (result of multiplication)

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to penetrate deeply ② thorough

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qualified ② meeting a standard ③ eligible (voter)

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to purchase (from various places) ② to acquire (a company)

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a sedan chair ② a palanquin ③ a litter

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acquaintance

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to engage in (business etc) ② to run ③ to operate

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justly ② impartially

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to get rid of worries and overcome difficulties (idiom)

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official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position

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to seize the chance ② opportunistic

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to oppose corruption and advocate honesty (idiom)

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to penetrate deeply ② thorough

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there is no lack of

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to agree on sth (after discussion) ② to conclude a bargain ③ to arrange ④ to promise ⑤ to stipulate ⑥ to make an appointment ⑦ stipulated (time, amount, quality etc) ⑧ an arrangement ⑨ a deal ⑩ appointment ⑪ undertaking ⑫ commitment ⑬ understanding ⑭ engagement ⑮ stipulation

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high official

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qualified ② meeting a standard ③ eligible (voter)

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to extort or blackmail (idiom)

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to suffer ② fig. reluctantly

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to have a smile on one's face

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after all ② all in all ③ when all is said and done ④ in the final analysis

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to complain without stopping (idiom); to \*\*\*\*\* endless ② incessant grievances

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to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence ② to swallow one's anger ③ to grin and bear it

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to assign ② to appoint ③ to take up a post ④ office ⑤ responsibility ⑥ to let ⑦ to allow ⑧ to give free rein to ⑨ no matter (how, what etc) ⑩ surname Ren

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unhealthy tendency

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great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city

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to purchase (from various places) ② to acquire (a company)

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sale ② market ③ state of the market ④ sales event

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a mere scrap of paper (idiom)

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courtesy demands reciprocity ② to pay sb. back in their own coin (idiom)

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social niceties ② social interaction ③ a dinner party

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to bribe ② to give bribes

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to accept a bribe ② bribery

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have an easy conscience

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all day long