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staff officer; to give advice

biography; CL:篇[pian1],部[bu4]

refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward

in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; overall situation; the big picture; cadaver for dissection in training medical students

fisherman; fisher folk

portrait (painting, photo etc); (in a general sense) representation of a person; likeness

to break up into components; to disintegrate; to collapse

ready-made; readily available

to be published; to come out

(financial) deficit; red letter

notarization; notarized; acknowledgement

plait; braid; pigtail

unusual; unique; variant of 別緻|别致[bie2 zhi4]

to exclaim in admiration

milestone

to take care; to be careful

remorse; repentance

clever; quick-witted

moral character

publication

upright; regular; proper

basket; CL:隻|只[zhi1]

lantern

vague; faint; indistinct

tough and durable; tenacious

to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one

faucet; tap

to levy (a tax); to expropriate

always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time

to control; to curb; to restrict

changes; vicissitudes

abundant; plentiful; vigorous

concise; brief

regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance

only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except

propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom); plain sailing; to go smoothly

theory; doctrine

to trade; to carry out commercial activities; in business

to be willing to; to resign oneself to

dense; thick (fog, clouds etc); to have a strong interest in

to consider; to weigh (a matter); to balance (pros and cons)

to be bound to; undoubtedly will

timidity; timid; cowardly

narrow; tight; narrow minded

according to reports; it is reported (that)

to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce

day and night; period of 24 hours; continuously, without stop

kindly; nice; amiable

secret; mystery

to study meticulously; to delve into