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to taste a small amount; to sample

to crush; to smash; to shatter

to tell lies

sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected

to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc); (fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)

boundary

melody

obstinate; stubborn; to fixate on

to draw support from; with the help of

for a time; at one time; one time

lateral side; side; aspect

part; local

(lit. and fig.) to permeate; to seep into; (of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population)

to collapse; to droop; to settle down

to fight a battle; to go to war

to shake hands; handle; grip

to settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile; settlement

newspaper (i.e. a company); CL:家[jia1]

to dissolve; to disband

preparations; to get ready for sth

strict; tight (organization, surveillance etc)

to reject; to exclude; to eliminate

to take revenge; to avenge

to pull back; to shrink; to contract

to foster; to bring up; to raise

to hold concurrent posts; concurrent job; moonlighting

to pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb; contest

rumor

to probe; to survey

paralysis; be paralyzed (body, transportation, etc)

chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister

to be gratified

head of state

to remain; to be left over; residual; remnant; residue

density; thickness

to peel; to skin; to tear

to yearn for; to look forward to

sound; acoustics; audio

paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan)

to pace back and forth; to dither; to hesitate; (of sales figures etc) to fluctuate

to puzzle; to confuse; to baffle

dawn; daybreak

to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work

to declare one's position; to say where one stands

twin; CL:對|对[dui4]

to beat up; to come to blows; battery (law)

territory

to send back information; feedback

impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless

to compare; to liken to; metaphor