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to overlap; to superimpose; to telescope

to grow; to cultivate; to train

to irrigate

wholesale; bulk trade; distribution

to express in words or writing; to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc); to address (an audience)

rotten; decayed; decadent

difference; error; inaccuracy

ambiguous; vague; careless

marsh; swamp; wetlands

to distort; to misrepresent

sense of smell

admittedly (it's true that...)

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

to hire; to recruit

crutches; crutch; walking stick

mournful; miserable

metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom)

to work hard for; to do all one can; to contend strongly

to engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement

to emerge in large numbers; to spring up; to emerge prominently

bias; deviation

in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derog.)

sincere; sincerity

to go hunting

to say goodbye; to take one's leave

to heed; to pay attention to

benefit; effectiveness; efficiency

to extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine; to purify

to have a reunion

by chance; as chance would have it

sharp pointed end; the tip; the cusp

shell; conch; cowry

staff officer; to give advice

biography; CL:篇[pian1],部[bu4]

refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward

in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; overall situation; the big picture; cadaver for dissection in training medical students

fisherman; fisher folk

portrait (painting, photo etc); (in a general sense) representation of a person; likeness

to break up into components; to disintegrate; to collapse

ready-made; readily available

to be published; to come out

(financial) deficit; red letter

notarization; notarized; acknowledgement

plait; braid; pigtail

unusual; unique; variant of 別緻|别致[bie2 zhi4]

to exclaim in admiration

milestone

to take care; to be careful

remorse; repentance

clever; quick-witted