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corner, nook, recess
the rising sun; brilliant, radiant
ten-day period; period of time
early; soon; morning
aim, intention, purpose, will
crooked, bent; wrong, false
to tow, to pull, to drag
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
thorn, sting, prickle; to stab; to assassinate
cluster of flowers; earlobe; an item on both sides
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
plain, simple; sincere; surname
decayed, rotten
cinnabar, vermilion; surname
authority, power, right
to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
mix, blend; various, miscellaneous
order, sequence; second, next; one after the other
happy, glad, joyful
this, these; in this case, then
dead; death; impassable, inflexible
to finish, to conclude, to end; completed
deuterium
neon
to float; to deep-fry
a branching stream
to parboil; to boil; a kettle of hot water
perspiration, sweat
large river; the Yangtze; surname
nearby
you
bamboo; basket for catching fish; Shantou
a stream which forks and then rejoins the main branch
night tide, evening ebb tide
high water, flood tides
pool, pond; moat; cistern
to draw water at a well; to imbibe
soup, gravy, broth; hot water
filthy, dirty; polluted, impure
lamp, lantern, light
ashes; dust; lime, mortar
grandfather, old man
to profit, to usurp; moo
female animal; keyhole; valley
wild dog; jail, lock-up
fierce, rude, uncivilized
mammoth
jingling, tinkling
an oblong pearl
surname
one hundred; numerous, many
to pray; numerous, ample, abundant
a deep hollow; to dig out, to gouge
bamboo; flute
rice, millet, grain
silk; thread
silk; thread
inferior silk; tassel, knot, fringe
red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular
level, rank; class, grade
discipline, age; period, era; record, annal
cotton, silk
to sew, to stitch; to thread a needle
gauze; fine white silk
fine, delicate; tiny, minute
to twist, to turn, to bend; to distort
treaty, covenant, agreement
saddle strap, harness; an emperor
earthen crock or jar; pottery
net; network
sheep, goat