FSI Set 08 Flashcards

Question

严肃[嚴肅] yánsù

Answer 1

solemn ② solemnity

Answer 2

plane ② level

Answer 3

senior (in terms of depth of accumulated experience) ② deeply qualified

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itself ② oneself ③ one's own

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to take the lead ② to be the first ③ to set an example

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to observe discipline and law (idiom)

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to operate ② operations; workings; activities (usu. of an organization) ③ thread (computing)

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norm ② standard ③ specification ④ regulation ⑤ rule ⑥ within the rules ⑦ to fix rules ⑧ to regulate ⑨ to specify

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

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robust ② strong

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to root out ② to eradicate ③ to sweep away ④ to abolish

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written language

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colloquial speech ② spoken language ③ vernacular language ④ slander ⑤ gossip ⑥ CL:門|门[men2]

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every ② various ③ separately one-by-one

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ancestral hometown ② original domicile (and civil registration)

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let's talk about it later ② what's more ③ besides

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not only (... but also...)

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not only ... but also ② as well as ③ moreover ④ in addition ⑤ furthermore

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equipment ② facilities ③ installations ④ CL:個|个[ge4]

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not necessarily ② not likely

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wardrobe ② armoire ③ CL:個|个[ge4]

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downstairs

Answer 23

frequent visitor ② fig. sth that crops up frequently

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expert in ② good at

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steamed in broth

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beef with broccoli

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spinach ② CL:棵[ke1]

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monosodium glutamate (MSG) ② Ajinomoto

Answer 29

unilateral ② one-sided

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just (in time) ② just right ③ just enough ④ to happen to ⑤ to chance to ⑥ by chance ⑦ it just so happens that

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great release of talk (idiom); to spout nonsense

Answer 32

inferior ② disadvantaged

Answer 33

good and bad ② merits and drawbacks

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scenery ② scene ③ landscape ④ view

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real situation ② the truth

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corrosion ② to corrode (degrade chemically) ③ to rot ④ corruption

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typewriter

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omnipotent

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global positioning system (GPS)

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satellite TV

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impenitent (idiom)

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to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model

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intelligence ② opening ③ tunnel to the heart (traditional concept)

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a trick ② an ingenious method ③ know-how ④ the knack (of doing sth)

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secrets of success ② tricks of the trade

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to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another ② to make things worse in a bad situation

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to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down

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to reap without sowing (idiom)

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guess ② conjecture ③ surmise

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coda ② epilogue ③ end

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(med.) pathogen

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hand in hand ② to join hands ③ to collaborate

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to work hard for ② to do all one can ③ to contend strongly

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to verify (based on written evidence)

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argument ② line of reasoning ③ thesis ④ point (of discussion)

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grounds (for an argument) ② a contention ③ a thesis

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heroine (idiom)

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appropriate language ② manners in talking with sb

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different trades, worlds apart (idiom); to sb outside the profession, it is a closed book

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lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom); fig. planning strategies ② cf Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 in his tent trusts his general a thousand miles away to make better decisions

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primate (monkey, hominid etc)

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primate (monkey, hominid etc)

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a rodent (rat, rabbit etc)

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order of rodents (rats, rabbits etc)

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hare lip (birth defect)

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ungulates (animals with hooves)

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tuberculosis ② consumption ③ nodule

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hepatitis A

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to escape (danger) ② to rescue ③ to come out alive

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the gall ② the nerve ③ courage ④ guts ⑤ gall bladder

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organ failure ② exhaustion ③ prostration (medicine)

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inner quality ② basic essence ③ change over time

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so uneducated! ② so ignorant!

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boa constrictor

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ready to make trouble (idiom)

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morning call ② wake-up call (hotel service)

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drowsy ② sleepy

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Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamonum cassia) ② cassia bark

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promote ② enhance ③ to further ④ to advance (a cause etc)

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A leader can submit or can stand tall as required. ② ready to give and take ③ flexible

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to be awed by authority (idiom)

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afraid ② be feared ③ to fear ④ to frighten ⑤ to intimidate

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quarantine (inspection)

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to suffer a calamity

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to change one's views (idiom)

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to earn money ② money making

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nobody else (idiom)

Answer 88

nothing else

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no other use for (idiom)

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there is no alternative

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general manager

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chairman of the board ② chairman

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to rank among the best

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Taoyuan (city in Taiwan) ② the Garden of the Peaches of Immortality

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usable ② workable ③ feasible ④ doable ⑤ to make ⑥ to cause

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surplus ② excess

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chairman ② director-general (of a company etc)

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certainty ② without a doubt

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not in the least ② none whatsoever ③ completely without

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against the stream ② adverse current ③ a counter-current ④ fig. reactionary tendency ⑤ to go against the trend

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hover ② soar

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to model ② to mould ③ plastic (arts) ④ flexible ⑤ to portray (in sculpture or in words)

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adoption ② to adopt a child

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antelope ② CL:隻|只[zhi1]

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adopt ② adoption

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protocol ② official etiquette

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supply trade, supplier

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to support ② to assist ③ sponsor

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to gather in the same hall ② to gather together (idiom)

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pleasant change of atmosphere ② to have a completely new impression ③ to find everything fresh and new

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esteemed guest ② honored guest

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to be finished ② to be ready ③ all right! ④ that's enough!

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climax (in a story)

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do something reluctantly ② keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling) ③ keep people on tenterhooks

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to seem ② to look ③ to appear

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to express ② to exhibit

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to appear ② to arise ③ to emerge

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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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Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)

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internet addict

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taking the initiative ② of one's own accord ③ active (not passive)

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to study hard ② assiduous

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to violate (a law)

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to violate ② to infringe

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to violate the constitution

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practiced ② proficient ③ skilled ④ skillful

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aria (in opera)

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settle a matter by leaving it unsettled ② end up with nothing definite

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puffed ② swollen ③ spongy ④ small lake (esp. in place names) ⑤ classifier for urine or feces

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bubble ② foam ③ blister (i.e. skin bubble) ④ to soak ⑤ to steep ⑥ to infuse ⑦ to dawdle ⑧ to shilly-shally ⑨ to hang about ⑩ to pick up (a girl) ⑪ to get off with (a sexual partner)

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to dawdle ② to go slow deliberately ③ to fizzle out ④ to have all one's hopes dashed

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small lake ② pond

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Hundred Regiments offensive of August-December 1940, a large scale offensive against the Japanese by the communists

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to limit ② to confine ③ to restrict sth within set boundaries

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locust tree (Sophora japonica)

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confused ② flustered

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frank (discussion) ② blunt ③ open

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lonely ② solitary

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sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding)

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to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled ② gobsmacked

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to give up one's seat for sb

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to suggest ② to initiate ③ proposal ④ initiative

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hardworking ② industrious

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diligent ② industrious (in one's studies) ③ to study hard ④ to make great effort

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great effort ② to strive ③ to try hard

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nothing to speak of (idiom)

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luckily ② by a fluke

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to transport (for sale) ② to traffic (in sth)

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from the start ② absolutely ③ entirely ④ simply

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a period of time ② a while ③ for a short while ④ temporary ⑤ momentary ⑥ at the same time

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(not of regular commerce) to sell or dispose of (goods etc)

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cannot bear ② cannot stand ③ utterly ④ extremely

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to be unavoidable (idiom)

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to see for oneself ② to see with one's own eyes

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the right of speech

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slash-and-burn cultivation (idiom)

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devour raw meat and fowl (of savages)

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repeatedly ② over and over

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miscarriage of justice

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valuable ② precious ③ value ④ treasure ⑤ set store by

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cookbook ② recipe ③ diet ④ CL: 份[fen4], 個|个

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to indulge ② to wallow

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isolated from the world ② disconnected

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isolated (from the world) ② disconnected

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isolate ② isolated

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to live as a parasite ② doing nothing to earn one's keep

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parasite ② drone

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host (of a parasite)

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lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation ② to repent and be absolved of one's crimes

Answer 170

Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949

Answer 171

Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949

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abbr. for 三自愛國教會|三自爱国教会[san1 zi4 ai4 guo2 jiao4 hui4], Three-Self Patriotic Movement

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internet cafe

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to develop ② to evolve

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Like attracts like. (idiom)

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to tell lies

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affected ② artificial

Answer 178

to bite the hook ② to fall into trap (idiom)

Answer 179

to hug ② to embrace

Answer 180

public place with numerous people

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to baffle ② to humiliate ③ shame ④ dishonor ⑤ humiliation

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suddenly ② all of a sudden

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sudden ② abrupt ③ unexpected

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to emit bubbles ② to bubble ③ to foam (with rage) ④ to seethe

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to soak cooked rice in soup or water ② cooked rice reheated in boiling water

Answer 186

bubble economy

Answer 187

to bathe ② to immerse oneself in a warm bath

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light bulb ② see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4] ③ third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) ④ CL:個|个[ge4]

Answer 189

kimchi ② Korean pickled cabbage

Answer 190

at loose ends (idiom)

Answer 191

hairy ② shaggy

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readily ② flatly (deny, admit and so on)

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to return to former state ② to restitute ③ to recover (from illness) ④ to heal ⑤ recovery

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to retire from the military ② to demobilize ③ to decommission ④ retired from use

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treatment ② pay ③ wages ④ status ⑤ salary

Answer 196

Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉

Answer 197

Jia Baoyu, male character in The Dream of Red Mansions, in love with his cousin Lin Daiyu 林黛玉|林黛玉 but obliged to marry Xue Baochai 薛寶釵|薛宝钗

Answer 198

Xue Baochai, female character in Dream of Red Mansions, married to Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉

Answer 199

inspiration ② infectious (enthusiasm)

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a treacherous court official ② a minister who conspires against the state

Answer 201

righteous governors and those who died for their country (idiom)

Answer 202

memorial mound ② heroes' memorial

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An upright man dies in defense of his name. (idiom)

Answer 204

multi-colored ② every color under the sun

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endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom) ② heavy traffic

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fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company

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overcrowded ② overstaffed (idiom)

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starting point ② the outset

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plight ② unfavorable situation

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seminal vesicle

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appear on camera ② play a role in a film

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invitation card ② written invitation

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to eat and drink to one's heart's content (idiom)

Answer 214

preface ② introductory remarks ③ preamble ④ prelude

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authority ② everyone

Answer 216

remuneration for literary or artistic work

Answer 217

to concentrate fully on sth ② single-minded

Answer 218

a trick ② an ingenious method ③ know-how ④ the knack (of doing sth)

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genre of writing ② literary form ③ style ④ literary recreation and sporting activities

Answer 220

proper ② should ③ suitable ④ appropriate

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smallpox ② ceiling

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Emperor of Japan ② Tennō ③ Mikado

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to make perfection still more perfect (idiom)

Answer 224

to carp ② nitpicking ③ petty criticism

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chapter ② section

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microscope ② CL:臺|台[tai2]

Answer 227

microscopic slide

Answer 228

presentable ② decent ③ up to par

Answer 229

skill ② technique

Answer 230

conscience

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rendering (computing) ② to add washes of ink or color to a drawing (Chinese painting) ③ to exaggerate ④ to embellish

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(try to) overcome (hardships etc) ② to conquer ③ to put up with ④ to endure

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lit. to drop a bag of books (idiom); fig. to drop quotations to appear learned ② to quote classical texts as a parade of erudition

Answer 234

inside information ② concrete details

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to bring up ② to train ③ to contribute to ④ achievements (usually of young people)

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elegant ② graceful

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pretty ② beautiful

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scene ② view ③ sight ④ landscape ⑤ to be well-regarded ⑥ to be well-off ⑦ grand (topolect) ⑧ impressive (topolect)

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to be pregnant ② to produce offspring ③ to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc) ④ fig. replete with (culture etc)

Answer 240

nurturing (i.e. assimilate some branch of culture) ② seeped in

Answer 241

(idiom) nurture makes second nature ② good habits come by long assimilation

Answer 242

variant of 煩冗|烦冗[fan2 rong3]

Answer 243

diverse and complicated (of one's affairs) ② prolix (of speech, writing, etc.)

Answer 244

prosperous ② booming (economy)

Answer 245

acquaintance ② friend

Answer 246

to reflect on the past in the light of the present (idiom)

Answer 247

(coll.) pretty girl

Answer 248

confused ② dizzy ③ giddy ④ faint ⑤ swoon ⑥ lose consciousness ⑦ pass out

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splendid ② glorious

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bright ② glorious

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sing the praises of ② extol ③ eulogize

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a contract with remuneration linked to output (idiom)

Answer 253

popular piece of doggerel ② common phrase repeated as a jingle

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to go to sea ② fig. to leave secure job (iron rice-bowl 鐵飯碗|铁饭碗) for sth better but more risky

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to trade ② to carry out commercial activities ③ in business

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health protection ② health care

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to look after one's health ② to keep fit ③ maintaining good health ④ health preservation

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everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand ② to have all one needs

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feel embarrassed or awkward ② to make things difficult (for someone) ③ to find things difficult (to do or manage)

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year ② to record in writing

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to carry ② to convey ③ to load ④ to hold ⑤ to fill up ⑥ and ⑦ also ⑧ as well as ⑨ simultaneously

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to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly ② to seek after ③ to woo

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in silence ② not speaking

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plowing and weeding ② farm work ③ fig. to work or study diligently

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to plow ② to till

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and so on ② so and so ③ many and confused

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all ② every

Answer 268

every living being (Buddhism) ② the mass of common people

Answer 269

to express a thousand thanks ② to thank effusively (idiom)

Answer 270

to praise ② to speak highly of ③ to commend

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luster ② splendor ③ radiance ④ brilliance

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to withhold information ② to keep sth secret

Answer 273

to publish books

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(colloquial) to make love

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country sounds (idiom)

Answer 276

morality ② righteousness and justice

Answer 277

defect ② fault

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to balance up ② to offset ③ to counterbalance

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to persuade sb. to take the good path (idiom)

Answer 280

a friend of high moral character and a teacher of stern integrity (idiom)

Answer 281

sweet speech and honeyed words ② hypocritical flattery (idiom) ③ see also 甜言蜜語|甜言蜜语[tian2 yan2 mi4 yu3]

Answer 282

lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly ② a glutton for punishment

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intimate friend

Answer 284

familiar ② to get close to sb ③ intimate

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to temper one's spirit and correct one's behavior (idiom)

Answer 286

to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down

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to flatter ② to laud sb's accomplishments ③ adulation

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to think back over sth that happened ② to recollect ③ to turn over in one's mind

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corrupt practice ② bad habits ③ malpractice

Answer 290

to be a perfect fright (idiom)

Answer 291

comment ② evaluate

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to comment on ② to discuss ③ comment ④ commentary ⑤ CL: 篇[pian1]

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ostentation ② extravagance

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extravagance and waste (idiom)

Answer 295

pertinent ② apropos

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to examine one's conscience (idiom)

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at one's side

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to bring sth into line ② to channel sth ③ to foist (onto sb)

Answer 299

to look closely at ② to examine

Answer 300

traffic police ② acronym for 交通警察

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boundary ② state ③ realm

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arterial road ② main road ③ main watercourse

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anxiety ② anxious

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very much ② extremely ③ one ten thousandth part

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critical ② desperate (situation)

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to go through ② to bore through ③ to push one's way through

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to investigate ② to track down (information)

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partner ② associate

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to levy taxes

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property ② assets

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Ba Jin (1904-2005), novelist, author of the trilogy 家, 春, 秋

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Maodun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist

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Ding Ling (1904-1986), female novelist, author of novel The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River 太陽照在桑乾河上|太阳照在桑干河上, attacked during the 1950s as anti-Party

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Cao Yu (1910-1997), PRC dramatist

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Ai Qing (1910-1996), Chinese poet

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a delight to see (idiom); an attractive spectacle

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to demonstrate ② to show how to do sth ③ demonstration ④ a model example

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wide open ② to open up

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to give for free

Answer 320

worthless (idiom)

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to pass on (to future generations) ② passed on (from former times) ③ a continued tradition ④ an inheritance

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to dither ② to hesitate ③ to pace back and forth ④ by ext. to hover around ⑤ to linger

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to reach a higher level of proficiency ② to reach a higher level in one's studies or profession (idiom)

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

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to associate (cognitively) ② to make an associative connection ③ mental association ④ word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs

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pull back ② shrink ③ contract

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systolic blood pressure

Answer 328

diastolic blood pressure

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outlook ② prospect ③ to look ahead ④ to look forward to

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to slow down ② to retard

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to defer ② to put off (until later) ③ to postpone

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to imprison ② to jail ③ to take into custody

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embargo ② export ban (e.g. on weapons)

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to punish ② punishment ③ sanctions (incl. economic)

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to restrain ② to control ③ restraint ④ self-control

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(try to) overcome (hardships etc) ② to conquer ③ to put up with ④ to endure

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calm ② cool-headed

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to consult ② to discuss seriously ③ to negotiate ④ to confer ⑤ negotiations ⑥ consultations

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rampant ② wild ③ unchecked

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to kidnap ② to hijack ③ to abduct ④ to hold under duress

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do at all costs ② make an all-out effort

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earthen jar ② urn

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permeable ② percolation ③ water leak

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bypath ② trail ③ bribery as a means of achieving a goal ④ minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)

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to announce ② to make public ③ to publish

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to be unavoidable (idiom)

Answer 347

example ② case in point

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unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)

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keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks ② be undaunted by repeated setbacks ③ be indomitable

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to scratch

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to break (e.g. stick or bone) ② a loss

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taking people as fundamental ② people-based

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to approach ② to come closer

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to seize (the strategic high ground)

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words ② speech ③ utterance ④ discourse

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during ② at the time of

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to praise ② to commend

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Zhou Yu or Chou Yü (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff ② in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang

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fig. with the connivance of both sides ② fig. by mutual consent ③ cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操 before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之戰|赤壁之战[Chi4 bi4 zhi1 zhan4]

Answer 360

to blame sb. for sth. (colloquial)

Answer 361

tint ② coloring ③ coloration ④ character

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Les Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo 維克多•雨果|维克多•雨果

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miserable ② tragic

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imaginary ② illusory

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imaginary ② virtual

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workers ② staff ③ CL:個|个[ge4]

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political work ② ideological work

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to dare to ② to be brave enough to

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be good at ② be adept in

Answer 370

definite ② exact ③ precise

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branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party

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active participation

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extremely ② awfully

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not engage in honest work ② ignore one's proper occupation ③ not attend to one's proper duties

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barren ② uncultivated ③ waste(land)

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a sequence of movements in martial arts

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unfamiliar ② strange ③ out of practice ④ not accustomed

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unfamiliar people and surroundings (idiom)

Answer 379

ambiguity ② several possible meanings

Answer 380

to remove ambiguity ② disambiguation (in Wikipedia)

Answer 381

a bag ② a pocket ③ CL:個|个[ge4]

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smart ② eminent ③ handsome ④ talented

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to cover up (a shortcoming) ② to screen off ③ to hide ④ to conceal

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cohesion ② cohesiveness ③ cohesive

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a tie-break ② to determine the winner

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long-term ② long-range

Answer 387

long-range plan (idiom)

Answer 388

to be shortsighted

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polite talk ② conventional greetings

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to develop ② to make full use of

Answer 391

to advocate ② to promote ③ to advertise ④ to carry out propaganda on behalf of ⑤ to carry forward ⑥ to bring to great height of development ⑦ to develop and promote

Answer 392

close ② familiar ③ intimate ④ closely (related) ⑤ to foster close ties ⑥ to pay close attention

Answer 393

etiquette ② ceremony

Answer 394

a gym (health center)

Answer 395

secret police

Answer 396

secret service ② special service

Answer 397

just as ② no less than ③ like (sth momentous) ④ as good as ⑤ tantamount to

Answer 398

to rise abruptly (to a towering position) ② to tower over ③ to spring up ④ to emerge suddenly ⑤ the emergence (e.g. of a power)

Answer 399

so far ② to date ③ until now

Answer 400

to manifest

Answer 401

dawn ② fig. the dawn of a new era

Answer 402