FSI Set 09 Flashcards

Question

觉悟[覺悟] juéwù

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consciousness ② awareness ③ Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda)

Answer 2

to make progress ② to do better ③ fig. ambitious to improve oneself ④ to move forwards

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like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings

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inspiration ② insight ③ a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor

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do not ② there is none who

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fork in a road ② wrong road

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to hesitate at the crossroad (idiom)

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to go astray ② to be misled (idiom)

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to extend (everywhere)

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structure ② pattern ③ layout

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to stay away from home ② residence abroad ③ sojourn

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ethnic group ② community

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unexpected ② previously unimagined

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disposition

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especially ② particularly

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concern ② care ③ to keep an eye on ④ to look after ⑤ CL:個|个[ge4]

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pleased to meet you ② enchanté

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fingerprint ② finger-print

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to monitor

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to feel indignant ② to feel aggrieved

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always ② throughout (a period of time) ③ (of) all-time

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to flaunt ② to advertise ③ to parade ④ boost ⑤ excessive praise

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sort ② kind ③ class ④ way ⑤ manner

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poverty-stricken ② very poor ③ hard-pressed ④ in a predicament ⑤ embarrassed

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suffer to the fullest

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rigorous ② strict ③ careful ④ cautious ⑤ compact ⑥ well-knit

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to assassinate ② to commit a murder

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Vatican City

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archbishop ② primate (of a church) ③ metropolitan

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intertwined (as melon and vine plants) ② interconnected ③ association (of two things)

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royal ② imperial household

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the Eighth Route Army

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You count them on your fingers (idiom). tiny number ② just a very few ③ just a handful ④ not many at all

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to grow out of nothing (idiom)

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each (item in sequence) ② successive

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political commissar (within the army)

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the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom) ② nonconformity gets punished

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tall and sturdy

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chief ② head

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disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped) ② the economically and politically marginalized ③ the dispossessed

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to extort a confession by torture (idiom)

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to open up ② to set up ③ to start ④ to build

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to appeal for justice ② to demand redress for a grievance

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to discuss sth enthusiastically

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to seek an audience with higher-ups (esp. government officials) to petition

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rough ② cruel

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little imagined ② scarcely realized

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dissidents ② dissenting faction

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offset ② counteract ③ cancel out

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to no avail ② of no use

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to give sb. a handle (with which to attack one) (idiom)

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bright red ② also written 紅彤彤|红彤彤

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sunset glow ② sunset clouds ③ afterglow

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cheek ② face

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a child's cheek (face)

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maker of immortality pill ② concocting magic pills

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to concoct pills of immortality

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shining white

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all over ② from head to foot

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delicious ② savory

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crop circle

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lush green ② verdant

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dry as dust ② absolutely boring (idiom)

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golden-bright and dazzling

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very happy ② elated

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rice (crop) ② unhulled rice

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honor ② glory

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brilliant ② glorious

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profound ② abstruse ③ recondite ④ profoundly

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mysterious ② an enigma

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hard to predict

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to predict (often uncertain) ② to grope (for the truth) ③ to fathom ④ to ascertain

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Rubik's cube ② magic cube

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to morally degenerate ② to become depraved ③ a fall from grace ④ a fall into sin or depravity

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to coerce (sb into doing sth bad) ② to lure (into a trap) ③ to seduce

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conquer ② subdue ③ vanquish

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love conquers all ② omnia vincit amor

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state of emergency

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employee ② also written 僱員|雇员

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host ② official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference)

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owner ② proprietor

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the peace faction ② doves

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to indicate ② to foretell ③ to forebode ④ to betoken

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cannot afford ② cannot bear the burden

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burden ② to bear a burden

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to undertake ② to assume (responsibility etc)

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to substitute for ② to replace ③ to supersede

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per capita

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market share

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bottleneck

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repeatedly ② again and again

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Huaihe River, a main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黄河 and the Changjiang 長江|长江

Answer 93

water quality

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(of time) to elapse or pass ② (of a situation) to develop or evolve

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to change with the times (idiom)

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cubic meter (unit of volume)

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Water Cube, nickname of Beijing national aquatics center 北京國家游泳中心|北京国家游泳中心, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic games

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running water ② tap water

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water mains ② service pipe ③ tap-water pipe

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Minjiang River (Fujian)

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(territorial) waters

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since the beginning of history

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river basin ② valley ③ drainage area

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ton ② Taiwan pr. dun4

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river in Shandong

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to release flood water ② flood discharge

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sluice-gate ② flood discharge valve

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gear ② brake ③ sluice ④ lock (on waterway) ⑤ electric switch or circuit breaker

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river bed ② channel

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reservoir ② CL:座[zuo4]

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Zipingpu reservoir, Sichuan

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to irrigate

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surface irrigation

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outstanding ② notable ③ remarkable

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body of water

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Escherichia coli (E. coli)

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the large intestine

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bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria)

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to exceed the norm ② to be over the limit

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saltpeter ② to tan (leather)

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tributary (river)

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to develop ② to evolve

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to wash ② to clean out ③ to cleanse ④ to eliminate ⑤ to dredge

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aspect ② phase ③ situation

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peerless ② unmatched in his generation ③ incomparable (talent, beauty)

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scratch out a difficult, meager existence

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Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher

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cool breeze ② fig. pure and honest

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bright moon ② refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark ③ CL:輪|轮[lun2]

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The supply is inexhaustible. (idiom)

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inexhaustible (idiom)

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the Creator (in Christianity or mythology) ② God

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endless ② continuous ③ boundless ④ limitless (idiom)

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to suffer ② to sustain (loss, misfortune)

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Wei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of History of the Sui Dynasty 隋書|隋书

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to be unable to distinguish the clear from the muddy (idiom)

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turbid ② muddy ③ impure

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to look closely at ② to examine

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a re-examination ② to have another look at sth

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mode ② method

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to judge (a competition) ② to appraise

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pros and cons ② merits and drawbacks ③ advantages and disadvantages

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gains and losses

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The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering. ② Repent and ye shall be saved!

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lit. sea of bitterness ② abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term) ③ depths of misery

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West Germany ② German Federal Republic 德意志•聯邦•共和國|德意志•联邦•共和国[De2 yi4 zhi4 • Lian2 bang1 • Gong4 he2 guo2]

Answer 147

East Germany (1945-1990) ② German democratic republic 德意志•民主•共和國|德意志•民主•共和国[De2 yi4 zhi4 • min2 zhu3 • gong4 he2 guo2]

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to enforce ② enforcement ③ forcibly ④ compulsory

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to feel strongly about; to be fond of ② obsession; deep commitment

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grace ② graceful

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dignity ② sanctity ③ honor ④ majesty

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a statue ② a Buddhist image ③ sculpture ④ to carve

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to model (a figure) in clay

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engrave ② shrewd

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(saying) meticulous planning and careful accounting

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abacus ② CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]

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generation gap

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extinct (species) ② extinction

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think of ② long for ③ miss

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late friend ② deceased friend

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Songkran (Thai New Year)

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to carry on one's ancestral line

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bamboo writing slips in ancient times (joined together to form whole scrolls)

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one's thoughts and feelings ② emotional stirring

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the old man moves mountains (traditional folk tale); fig. nothing is impossible if you have the will

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to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch ② the crucial point that brings the subject to life ③ a few words to clinch the point

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a proposition ② to assign an essay topic

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rough ② rude ③ boorish ④ straightforward ⑤ uninhibited

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rude words ② dirty talk

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menstruation ② a woman's period

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sing the praises of ② extol ③ eulogize

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tone of voice ② connotation in intonation ③ accent (regional etc) ④ snout ⑤ muzzle ⑥ lips ⑦ protruding portion of an animal's face

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stone tool ② stone implement

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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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first ② original ③ primitive ④ original (document etc)

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to fall back ② to go in reverse

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esthetics ② appreciating the arts ③ taste

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pleasing to the eye ② beautiful ③ artistic

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sensible ② reasonable ③ an obvious reason, truth or fact ④ to understand the reason or reasoning

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to study the classics and know the rules of propriety ② to be cultured and well-educated (idiom)

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understanding people's views (idiom); fair and considerate

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imposing manner or style

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to discuss sth enthusiastically

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mobilize ② arouse ③ CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]

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to have existed since ancient times (idiom)

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unavoidable

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do not ② there is none who

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outspoken and straightforward ② forthright ③ expansive

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to cross over (by ferry) ② transition ③ interim ④ caretaker (administration)

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child's cry

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to wait to fill a vacancy ② a reserve candidate

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not so ② no ③ or else ④ otherwise ⑤ if not

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to chitchat ② to strike up a conversation

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to write or paint sparingly (idiom)

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cold and detached towards sb ② lack of regard ③ indifference ④ neglect

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dress ② clothes ③ outfit

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dress ② to wear ③ clothes ④ attire

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natural and unrestrained (of a person's appearance, demeanor, carriage) ② elegant and unconventional

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as one wishes ② according to one's wishes ③ at will ④ voluntary ⑤ conscious

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to become fashionable ② to catch on ③ to be popular

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upper arm ② arm ③ wing

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to throw off inhibitions ② to go all out

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to correspond ② a correspondence ③ corresponding ④ homologous ⑤ matching with sth ⑥ counterpart

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violently ② flagrantly

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set up on high (idiom); not in touch with reality ② aloof and remote

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to misjudge ② error of judgment ③ incorrect ruling ④ miscarriage of justice

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over the years

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wantonly ② recklessly ③ willfully

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meticulous ② painstaking ③ scrupulous (effort)

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to suspect ② to have misgivings ③ suspicious ④ misgivings

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to hold back ② to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance) ③ to resist ④ esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc

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to check ② to contain ③ to hold back ④ to keep within limits ⑤ to constrain ⑥ to restrain

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to control ② to restrain

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to grip forcefully ② to clutch at ③ to guard ④ to control ⑤ to hold

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to stop ② check

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to strangle ② to throttle

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intent ② intention ③ intend ④ schematic diagram

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for no reason at all

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for no reason

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military campaign

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to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to pre-empt ② to anticipate ③ pre-emptive

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no doubt ② undoubtedly

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unfavorable ② disadvantageous ③ harmful ④ detrimental

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negative ② passive ③ inactive

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active ② energetic ③ vigorous ④ positive (outlook) ⑤ proactive

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waver ② be indecisive

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down to ② up to ③ to the extent that...

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to hold fast to ② to stick to

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to bounce ② to bounce back ③ to boomerang ④ to ricochet ⑤ rebound (of stock market etc) ⑥ bounce ⑦ backlash ⑧ negative repercussions ⑨ see also 反彈|反弹[fan3 tan2]

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to rise again (after a fall) ② to pick up ③ see also 反彈|反弹[fan3 dan4]

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powerful ② with force

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to give credit ② to give sb his due ③ attribution

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lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. ② Nothing comes for free.

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clean ② purity

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energy ② power source ③ CL:個|个[ge4]

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(TV or movie) blooper ② continuity error ③ (theater) to flub one's lines ④ unintended exposure of a body part ⑤ to be exposed (of a scheme or trick) ⑥ to reveal sth one intended to conceal through a slip of the tongue ⑦ to blow one's cover

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uncertain ② remote ③ distant and indistinct ④ vague

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spiral ② whirlpool ③ eddy ④ vortex ⑤ also written 旋渦|旋涡

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cushion ② CL: 塊|块[kuai4]

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dark and swarthy

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dress ② to wear ③ clothes ④ attire

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to sit down ② to take a seat

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time ② period during the day ③ one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支

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to hesitate

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dress ② clothes ③ outfit

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sturdy ② thriving ③ vigorous ④ robust ⑤ flourishing

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season ② time

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fresh and cool

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to summarize ② to generalize ③ briefly ④ CL:個|个[ge4]

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boring prattle

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outspoken and straightforward ② forthright ③ expansive

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to not bother about trifles (idiom)

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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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stiff ② inflexible ③ mechanical ④ stubborn ⑤ to cut blocks for printing

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engraved blocks (for printing)

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stereotype

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not without

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cold and detached towards sb ② lack of regard ③ indifference ④ neglect

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cold and detached towards sb ② lack of regard ③ indifference ④ neglect

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to conceal a fault ② to gloss over

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spectacular ② magnificent sight

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happy ② lost in exhilaration

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one's thoughts and feelings ② emotional stirring

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to make rapid progress

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refined and courteous ② urbane

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to praise ② to acclaim ③ to commend ④ to compliment

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in the end

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carelessly ② by accident

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to express ② to reveal (one's thoughts or feelings)

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degree ② rate

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to decorate ② to dress ③ to make up ④ to adorn ⑤ manner of dressing ⑥ style of dress

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to embody ② to reflect ③ to give expression to ④ to be reflected in ⑤ exemplify