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(v.) appeal, call upon

(adv.) carelessly

(n.) lake

(n.) petal

(n.) bud (of plant)

(adj.) splendid, magnificent

(n.) overseas Chinese (born or living long time abroad)

(n.) chemical fertilizer

(idiom.) paint a snake with feet, (to overdo it, to ruin by adding sth superfluous, gild the lily)

(v.) to test, to assay, to subject to chemical examination

(v.) to alleviate, to ease, to mitigate

(adj.) desolate

(adj.) ridiculous, absurd

(adj.) preposterous, fantastic, absurd

(n.) empress; Queen (British rock band)

(n.) twilight, dusk

(v.) suddenly realize, suddenly see the light

(v.) sway, shake | (adj./v.) shining, dazzling; to dazzle; to flash past

(adj.) glorious, splendid

(v.) spend extravagantly, play ducks and drakes with something

(v.) avoid, dodge | (v.) avoid; evade

(v.) repent or regret deeply

(v.) to ruin, to exterminate

(v./n.) bribe

(v./n.) meet (usually between leaders of countries formally), meeting

(n./adj.) meat or fish, (Buddhism) vegetables with odors; indecent

(v.) lose consciousness, be in a coma

(n.) all over the body

(v.) confuse, mix up, obscure

(adj.) muddy, polluted, stale

(v.) get what was deserved, serve sb. right

(n.) rocket

(n.) flame

(adj.) stubborn, obstinate, unbending (same as 倔犟)

(adj.) flexible, expedient

(adj.) smart, clever

(adj.) classified, confidential

(v.) to jeer, laugh at

(adj.) smart, clever, resourceful

(n.) rank, scale, level, grade, class