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brimming with; steeped in

embarrassed

quagmire

why bother?; is it worth the trouble?

overall; in general terms

treasure-house; treasury; treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom)

to promise to keep sth in good repair; guarantee; warranty

to simplify matters; to save trouble; perceptive; understanding; (archaic) to handle administrative work

to create; original creation; to be the first to do sth

fuse (for explosive)

happy occasion; wedding

symphony

all kinds of; all sorts of; every (different) kind of

to seek shelter; to seek asylum

melon seed; seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack

drought

to mention; to speak of; to talk about

picture album

to regulate; to control

the other day; a few days ago

to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands; to criticize or give orders summarily

development zone

(written) resignation

to tease; to poke fun at; to make fun of

to dump (goods, products)

the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects

without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself

uneven; injustice; unfairness

to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...

hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict); cannot bring oneself to say it

record of actual events; documentary (factual rather than fictional)

market economy

(in singing) solo; to solo

to take a seat

origin

acupuncture point; location of a grave

robust; healthy

to take a circular (or circuitous) route; to do a circuit; (of a planet) to orbit

prologue of play; opening remarks; preamble (of speeches, articles etc)

to pay (taxes or dues)

to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit

over fifty percent; more than half

encyclopedia; CL:本[ben3],集[ji2]

to speak frankly

Not difficult

world-shaking (idiom); (idiom) world-shaking

to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc); (of a locality) to have a transportation service; (Tw) to commute

to place great importance on; to treasure

delicious; tasty

energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic