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embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to be responsive; to show immediate results
in proportion to; according to; depending on
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
(not) even once; (not) ever
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
same; similar; (just) like; equal
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to thrust before; to thrust at
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with