FSI Set 15 Flashcards

Question

稀土金属[稀土金屬] xītǔjīnshǔ

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rare earth element

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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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lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor

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natural resource (such as water or minerals) ② resource (such as manpower or tourism)

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reserves ② amount still in store

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to hold in store ② to contain (untapped reserves, etc.)

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copper (chemistry) ② see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2] ③ CL:塊|块[kuai4]

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niobium (chemistry)

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gold mine ② gold ore

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fig. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom); lit. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality

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cobalt (chemistry)

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molybdenum (chemistry)

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exploration

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Kabul, capital of Afghanistan

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Taliban (Farsi: student), Afghan guerrilla faction

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lithium ion battery

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ithium (chemistry)

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personality cult

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anew ② from the start

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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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thorny (problem) ② intractable

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not to accept as correct (idiom); to object ② to disapprove ③ to take exception to

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to reject an opinion on account of the speaker (idiom)

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brilliance of pearls

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to make perfection still more perfect (idiom)

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presumably ② probably ③ in all likelihood ④ surely

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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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real situation ② the truth

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to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life ② with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day

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implicit ② implied ③ unspoken ④ veiled (of criticism) ⑤ reserved (of a person) ⑥ to contain ⑦ to embody

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to refrain from showing one's ability (idiom)

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special ② specific ③ designated ④ particular

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to swindle (idiom)

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to have enough food and warm clothes ② adequately provided

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lit. Zen saying repeated as cant ② fig. popular saying ③ catchphrase ④ cliché

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an actor's lines ② script

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friends and family ② kith and kin

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in the past few days ② recently ③ in the last few days

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at the present time ② currently

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making one happy ② gratifying ③ heartening

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to permeate ② to infiltrate ③ to pervade ④ osmosis

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document ② official correspondence ③ secretary ④ secretariat

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acting (temporarily filling a position) ② to act for ③ a surrogate

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a course of lectures ② CL:個|个[ge4]

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to be happy to lead a simple virtuous life (idiom)

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Epoch Times, US newspaper

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prattle ② idle chit-chat

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eyes (in literature) ② eyesight

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to face dangers calmly ② with no fears of the unknown ③ ghost and goblins hold no fears for me

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the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty ② lit. despising poverty but not prostitution (idiom)

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to be lost ② to be ruined ③ to perish ④ to wither away

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to occupy illegally ② to seize (territory) ③ to entrench (oneself)

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to sink into (bad connotation)

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to mention ② to raise (a subject) ③ to bring to sb's attention

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prosperity ② (economic) boom

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weight ② measure

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to appear ② to emerge ③ present (a certain appearance) ④ demonstrate

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outstanding ② notable ③ remarkable

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pointer on a gauge ② clock hand ③ cursor

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to pollute (often fig.) ② to be infected by ③ to gain a small advantage

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to respond to a call

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abbreviation of 援助交際|援助交际[yuan2 zhu4 jiao1 ji4]

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communication ② social intercourse

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lit. white cogon flower like fire (idiom); fig. a mighty army like wildfire ② daunting and vigorous (momentum) ③ flourishing ④ magnificent

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to max out (a credit card)

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home-style food ② simple meal ③ common occurrence ④ routine (idiom)

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to investigate (a crime) and prosecute

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cosmetic ② make-up product

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implication

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(person) involved in (the case)

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college ② educational institute ③ school ④ faculty ⑤ CL:所[suo3]

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

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to proclaim ② to make public or well known

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infection ② to infect ③ to influence

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pure ② clean and honest

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to cast aside an issue (idiom)

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to face squarely ② to meet head on ③ to face up to

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to introduce into ② to channel ③ to lead ④ to guide into

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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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take into account ② take into consideration

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numerous (literary)

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to lack foresight

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to get to the bottom of things ② to inquire deeply into (idiom)

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very complicated (idiom)

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general mood ② atmosphere ③ common practice

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enclose ② include

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fascinating ② enchanting ③ charming ④ tempting

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to lead ② to manage

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Takeshima (Korean Dokdo 獨島|独岛), disputed islands in Sea of Japan

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Lord's Prayer

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leadership

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leadership (role)

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to become fashionable ② to catch on ③ to be popular

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surname Yan ② to lie supine ③ to stop ④ to fall down

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example ② exemplar ③ typical case

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fashionable

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(common) people

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to read extensively (idiom)

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queer uncle, referring to a young to middle-aged male pedophile (Internet slang)

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deep-rooted (problem etc)

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slaughter ② butcher ③ govern ④ rule ⑤ official

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to dispel misgivings and avoid a calamity (idiom)

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to make extravagant demands ② an unreasonable request

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merits and demerits ② contributions and errors

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to overdo it ② to exaggerate

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exaggeration

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to go easy ② unhurried ③ calm

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calm ② unruffled

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bearing ② manner ③ mien

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pace ② (measured) step ③ march

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to praise ② to commend

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to praise ② to acclaim ③ to commend ④ to compliment

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universal ② general ③ widespread ④ common

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common ② ordinary ③ general ④ average

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Uzbekistan

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negative sentence

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every ② all

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rhetorical question

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to blame ② to criticize sb

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to blame ② to rebuke

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urinary bladder ② bladder

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refrigerant

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freon (chemistry)

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proximity to cinnabar makes you red, to pitch makes you black (idiom, from Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修); different environments provide different influence. ② Nurture determines a person's character.

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numbed ② paralyzed ③ apathetic ④ insensitive (idiom)

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crash course ② intensive course

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to probe to the bottom (idiom)

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go upstream ② trace the source

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to investigate the origin of sth. ② to trace a river upstream back to its source

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why bother? ② is it worth the trouble?

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to gain by cheating

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to play petty tricks on the sly ② petty thieves and small-time robbers (idiom)

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method ② way ③ approach

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to salvage ② to dredge ③ to fish out (person or object from the sea)

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moist ② humid ③ to moisten ④ to provide moisture ⑤ comfortably off

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radish ② CL:條|条[tiao2]

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to have one's hands tied ② helpless ③ unable to do anything about it

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in a panic ② flurried

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booty ② stolen goods

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to bring to justice (of malefactor) ② arrested and brought to trial

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to be panicky and not know what to do (idiom)

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all day long

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lit. a homeless dog (idiom); fig. homeless and with nowhere to go

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demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation ② curious coincidence

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money-grubbing (idiom)

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to suffer ② to torture ③ to torment ④ ordeal ⑤ suffering ⑥ torture ⑦ torment

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to bear ② to support ③ to inherit

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frenzied (idiom); completely crazy and ridiculous ② loss of reason ③ insane ④ crazed cruelty

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big arrow ② walk fast

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ignorant ② uneducated

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silver ingot

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why bother? ② is it worth the trouble?

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electoral district

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to examine and approve ② to endorse

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assistance to the poor ② poverty alleviation

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to explore ② to probe ③ commonly used in names of publications or documentaries

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to reduce emissions

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to incline ② to lean ③ to slant ④ to slope ⑤ to tilt

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test point ② to carry out trial ③ pilot scheme

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Hakka people

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unfamiliar ② strange ③ out of practice ④ not accustomed

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Koxinga (1624-1662), south Chinese regional leader during early Qing, fled the mainland and conquered Taiwan from the Dutch

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Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895) that concluded the first Sino-Japanese war

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Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972

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White Terror = On April 12, 1927, Chiang carried out purge of Communists from the Kuomintang in Shanghai and began large-scale killings. Chiang's forces turned machine guns on 100,000 workers taking to streets, killing more than 5000 people. Throughout April 1927 in Shanghai, more than 12,000 people were killed. The killing in Shanghai drove most of the Communists out of the urban cities and into the rural countryside. The greatest slaughter took place in the countryside, however. The White Terror in China took millions of lives, most of them in the rural areas. The Chinese Communist Party was virtually extinguished.

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caliber ② diameter of opening

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The things that people say are not in agreement. (idiom)

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authority to dispose of sth

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turn out to be true ② verified ③ true

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earth-shattering ② breakthrough ③ remarkable and original work

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overwhelming flood ② deluge ③ fig. a flood (of goods, people, information etc)

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census register ② household register

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to mark off ② interval ③ segment (e.g. of market) ④ compartment ⑤ segmentation

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to go back ② to return

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to nationalize (idiom)

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(make) arrangements

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fixing of farm output quotas for each household

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to rot ② to decay ③ to become corrupt

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to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual pleasures ② life of debauchery

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to fabricate excuses (idiom) ② to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)

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to raise money ② to accumulate funds

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to distribute proportionately ② to share out

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seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over

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boiling ② ebullition

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indeed ② true! (I agree with you)

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to give repeated orders (idiom)

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to withdraw (money) and retain it

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(business etc) as usual

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to continue in one's own way (idiom); to ignore advice ② to persist whatever others say

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to squander money ② extravagant ③ prodigal ④ free and easy ⑤ agile

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wantonly ② without restraint (of enemy or malefactor) ③ unbridled

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to raise a loan ② to borrow money

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name of an item ② fame

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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 follow one's heart's desires ② to do as one pleases (idiom)

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to spin ② to rotate ③ to revolve

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purchasing power

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to outshine others (idiom)

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smooth ② fluent ③ joyful ④ happy

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(for a) long time

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saturation

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to bind ② to restrict ③ to tie ④ to commit ⑤ fetters

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stocks and chain ② in fetters

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to break ② to smash

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to break ② to smash

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parasite ② parasitism ③ parasitic

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ownership ② possession ③ property rights ④ title (to property)

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to restrict ② to restrain ③ constrained ④ awkward ⑤ ill at ease ⑥ uncomfortable ⑦ reticent

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to consider as ② take to be

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Spongebob Squarepant (US TV cartoon series from 1999)

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amiable ② easy-going

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in ruddy health (idiom)

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cost of living ② living expenses ③ alimony

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bitter work ② hard toil ③ coolie (English is loan word), unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times

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to denounce ② to condemn

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Ye Shengtao (1894-1988), writer and editor, known esp. for children's books

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to drive (vehicle) ② to drive out ③ to chase away ④ to herd (people towards a gate)

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kimono ② Japanese: traditional national clothing, as opposed to Western clothing 洋服

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to denounce

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to run off in a great panic (idiom)

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forum (for discussion)

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value ② accord great importance to

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to hype ② to promote (in the media)

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to take photos as a souvenir ② a souvenir photo

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unquestionable

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Yamato (possibly 3rd century AD), Japanese state before written records began in 7th century AD, its real dating is controversial

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far-fetched ② implausible (chain of reasoning)

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to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of foreign goods and ideas

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reason ② rationality ③ rational

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Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company

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Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company

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Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company

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Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company

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to favor one and disfavor another ② favoritism (idiom)

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far-fetched and hard to believe

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general facial appearance ② features ③ arrangement ④ sequence of ideas ⑤ logic (of writing) ⑥ rough sketch or general idea of things

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to have delicate features (idiom)

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stand side by side ② be juxtaposed

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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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insufficient ② lacking ③ deficiency ④ not enough ⑤ inadequate ⑥ not worth ⑦ cannot ⑧ should

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see (that) ② note

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pleasing to the eye ② beautiful ③ artistic

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beautiful and dignified (idiom)

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hard ② exhausting ③ with much toil

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repeatedly ② again and again

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to offer an apology ② to make amends

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to make a formal apology (idiom)

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Grand Theft Auto (video game series)

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to piss in one's pants in terror (idiom); scared witless

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bewildered ② perplexed ③ confused ④ difficult problem ⑤ perplexity

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to feel perplexed

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muddled ② silly ③ confused

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blunderer ② bungler

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to price (medical prescription)

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swelling or lump on skin ② pimple ③ knot ④ preoccupation ⑤ problem

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to deceive ② to coax ③ to amuse (a child)

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to trip ② to stumble ③ to hinder

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to feign ② to pretend

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to impersonate ② to act the part of sb ③ to disguise oneself as sb else

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fall short of the best but be better than the worst ② can pass muster

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shack ② shed ③ CL:間|间[jian1]

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to relax ② to relax efforts ③ to slack off ④ to take it easy ⑤ complacent ⑥ undisciplined

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to relax ② loose ③ not consolidated ④ not rigorous

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more or less ② or so (of approx age or number) ③ and so on

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undisciplined ② unorganized

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desultory ② without discipline ③ unrestrained (idiom)

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submit an expense account ② apply for reimbursement ③ write-off ④ wipe out

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continuously ② persistently ③ incessantly

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erhua variant of 一個勁|一个劲, persistently ② continuing

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bad ② no good ③ below average ④ disappointing

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to cause or lead to (sth. bad)

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to give up ② to admit failure ③ to drop the matter ④ to reconcile oneself to loss ⑤ to have no more illusions about

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rampant ② unbridled ③ arrogant ④ aggressive

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Gulf of Aden

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to infuriate ② to enrage ③ to exasperate

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dying struggle

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unrestrained ② dissolute ③ dissipated ④ unconventional ⑤ immoral ⑥ to debauch ⑦ to dissipate

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dissolute ② libertine ③ morally unrestrained

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endlessly ② incessantly

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that's all ② nothing more

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to return sth. to its rightful owner (idiom)

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to put sth. back where it was before (idiom)

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to pay a fee

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(financial) subsidy ② allowance

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to pay (money)

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funds ② expenditure ③ CL:筆|笔[bi3]

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heavy responsibility

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to accord ② to give ③ to show (respect)

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to express ② to show ③ to place (importance) ④ to have high hopes

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to put one's hand to sth

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storm ② gale ③ strong wind ④ flurry ⑤ blast

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to commit a crime

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Many men, many minds. (idiom)

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a post ② a job

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full ② abundant

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ample ② sufficient ③ abundant ④ full

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to do with difficulty ② to force sb to do sth ③ reluctant ④ barely enough

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dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied ② stunned

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not willing

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irreversible

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irreversible

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lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded ② plain speaking ③ Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves. ④ to put one's cards on the table

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forward ② onward

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to impel ② to carry forward ③ to push on ④ to advance ⑤ to drive forward

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moral (of a story) ② lesson to be learned ③ implication ④ message ⑤ import ⑥ metaphorical meaning

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to water down ② to play down ③ to trivialize ④ to weaken ⑤ to become dull with time ⑥ to desalinate ⑦ desalination

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decreed by fate (idiom) ② destined ③ fated

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conversely ② but rather ③ to turn and (address a topic, face attackers etc) ④ to turn against sb ⑤ to turn one's thoughts back to ⑥ to come around (to a point of view)

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be doomed ② be destined (to failure etc)

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to cut ties ② to disconnect ③ out of touch