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to make prompt decisions (idiom)

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indeed; truly | (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)

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to deceive | to cheat | to hoodwink | to make a wild guess

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to waste; to spoil | to ruin; to wreck | to insult; to humiliate | to defile (a woman); to rape | also pr. [zao1ta5]

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erhua variant of 納悶|纳闷[na4 men4]

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to go the long way round | to take a circuitous route | (of a route) circuitous

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comfortable; at ease

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happy and excited (idiom) | in high spirits | in great delight

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(of a woman) slim | slender | graceful

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to be on good terms | to be close friends | striving for self-improvement

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to throw caution to the wind | to press one's luck | to go for broke

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restitution | return of something to its original owner | remittance

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very red | red through and through | to blush (deep red)

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countryside | rural area | CL:個|个[ge4]

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to show one's face | to appear (in public)

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(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must

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