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| can be traced to the same origin | from year to year | live up to one's words | moment of confusion or forgetfulness |
| country, or associated with a particular way of life | someday | say neither ba nor bum | verbatim |
| solidarity | first or earliest part | once and for all | Charles I |
| Louis XI | King William I The Conqueror | Paul I | John I of France |
| George I of Great Britain | Louis the Pious | Henry I | Richard I |
| Mary I | punish one as a warning to a hundred | the first lady (of the land) | To encourage or patronize the talented will be rewarded manifold |
| a promise that will be kept | in the twinkling of a eye | slightly superior in learning | a great hero of his time |
| (said of a government official) very honest | straws in the wind— from one learn all | look brand-new | One cannot get what is denied him by destiny no matter how hard he tries |
| A smile (of a beautiful woman) is worth a thousand pieces of gold. an enchanting smile | tit for tat | One fights against ten (said of brave soldiers taking on an enemy force enjoying overwhelming numerical superiority) | A single wrong statement may bring disaster to the nation |
| A timely warning may avert a national crisis | a sudden outbrust of anger | feel pleasant after unbosoming | to praise or criticize with a single word |
| fasten on | lower oneself to the same level as sb. | a sexual intercourse | completely |
| Cosmopolitanism | die | conspire to do black deed | obstinate |
| to reward a benefactor handsomely for the favor or help one has received from him | One is very capable, while the other is extremely incompetent | to unite the whole empire under one government | to exaggerate |
| packs off and leaves an obligation | raise arm in call for action | the water and sky merge in one color | seek momentary ease in an isolated place |
| (said of vast lakes, seas or oceans) boundless | Things that are ordinarily worthless become very valuable when they are needed | Pit one against ten | once a year |
| to lie in bed | a stone's cast | a responsible government position which carries considerable authority | a field of water |
| a bunch of criminals | a sheltr or a minor position (for people out of luck) | a teardrop for every word (said of sentimental writing) | primary market |
| united front | one country, two systems | linear equation | the First In ternational of 1864-1875 |
| primary industry | whitedamp | the twenty-one demands which Japan force Yuan Shih-kai to accept in | to count |
| atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb and artificial satellite | three supplies and one leveling; supply of water, electricity and road and leveled ground (conditions ready for further economic development) | undecylenic acid | Lamiophlomis |
| emilia cass. | monodontidae | (concerning the people's commune) large in size and collective in nature | highest alert |
| all my life | solidago | April Fools' Day | securinine |
| litharge | absorption | a long and two shorts | a momentary pleasure of lovers |
| seek unity of talking | without much difference | catch a glimpse of | give the exact fact |
| play a good knife and fork | be in a flap | in a huddle | a little bit better |
| irregularity | a broad expanse of river is linked with the sky | (of a group of people) be aroused to precipitate action | to meet rejection, humiliation or frustration |
| first messenger | a lucky hit by a fool (an expression often used to show one's modesty when praised for some clever act) | a responsible government position which carries considerable authority | the first stage of delivery |
| to be prevented from knowing the truth by some artful person | a day in the country | finale | (said of principle, reasoning, etc.) to apply in both ancient and modern times |
| beat all | know only one side | sitting | primary structure |
| to conquer (a city or strategic point) in an overpowering attack | the fire lit by Emperor Qing-Shihuang | with half an eye | a rope of pearls |
| the good man of the house | the first wotld | smidgen | rush down boundlessly |
| first person | (as) mute as a mackerel | gang up with | reap fabulous profits |
| (literally) One branch of the tree is particularly thriving.--to outshine others | a farrago of nonsense | number one man | the statement of only one of the parties |
| other | save [lay up] against a rainy day | one hundred hectares of fields | once one is dead oneself |
| one sided economy; single product economy | be (all) the rage | repeat an error | (literally) unable to obtain one out of ten--very hard to find a competent person or something up to standard |
| polygamist | polygamy | consistency | polyandry |
| at dawn | to count on one's fingers | to get joy of the moment | a scratch of the pen |
| obtain one and long for ten | nod and shake the spheres | permeate | quaternity |
| (peiping colloquialism) completely | head and shoulders above all others | in a class by itself | a new star |
| third | at all seasons | A single jarring note in conversation (between two persons is immediately followed by a quarrel, fist fight, etc.) | the general reader |
| a blank sheet | polysemy | the wife of the highest-ranking official in ancient China | A-bomb, H-bomb and nuclear-powered submarine |
| This is the only shop of its kind--there is no branch | standardization | (literally) to kill two birds with one arrow--to win the affection of two beauties at the same time | A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark. |
| both of a hair | not uniform or regular | bout of heavy drinking | on the occasion before the present time |
| amount of medicine to be taken at one time | seem reasonable or consistent | have a short sleep | lastly |
| interacting | a `hornet's nest attacks, criticism or abuse from several people, or angry quarrelling （ | almost not | wispy |
| pony | once | for `once | after an unpleasant experience one is careful to avoid sth similar |
| opposite | standard or level regarded as usual | special | thought or feeling |
| again, esp unnecessarily | form a clump or arrange sth in a clump | in `pairs two at a time | alternative |
| exactly like something else | shower | about as much as a dish will hold | every one separately |
| person who holds a low rank in a profession | traverse | forestall | deadly |
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