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(v.) break a rule; make an exception

(adj.) simple, plain

(n.) waterfall, falls, cataract

(v.) to bully, to treat (sb.) high-handedly, to take advantage of

(adj.) dreary, desolate

(adj.) wonderful, intriguing

(n.) cheongsam, Chi-pao

(v./n.) discriminate against; discrimination

(idiom.) make concerted efforts, be all of one mind

(n.) flag

(sep-v.) draft, draw up, sketch

(v.) set out, start on a journey, leave for

(v./n.) rise and fall, fluctuate; ups and downs

(n.) pauper, beggar

(sep-v.) gather together to create a disturbance, gather together to stir up trouble

(adj./adv.) (informal) minimum, elementary, rudimentary; at least

(v.) impart rudimentary knowledge to beginners, initiate

(v./n.) (negative meaning) to attempt, to try, to seek; attempt

(idiom.) outrageous, preposterous, absurd

(n.) equipment

(n.) organ, apparatus

(n.) boldness, daring; imposing manner; momentum, spirit

(n.) complexion, face color

(n.) momentum, imposing manner, overwhelming way

(n.) weather, meteorology

(n.) atmospheric pressure

(v./m.) pinch, nip; clutch, grip; strangle, choke; (dialect) a handful, a bunch, a pinch (of sth.)

(idiom.) just right (for the purpose or occasion, etc.)

(adv.) by chance, fortunately or unfortunately, it so happens that

(v.) (about business) to discuss, to make arrangement

(v.) involve (in trouble)

(phr.) by every possible way, make every attempt to

(v.) accommodate oneself to, yield to, give in to

(v.) sign (documents etc.)

(v.) migrate

(adj.) modest, unassuming, unpretentious

(v.) tie up, contain, restrain

(n.) diving

(idiom.) influence imperceptibly over one's character, ways of thinking, etc.

(v.) condemn, censure, denounce