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drought; arid; dry

blankly; vacantly; at a loss

reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly

to thwart; to obstruct (sth)

easy; with no difficulty

to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect)

free; no charge; at no cost

petal; CL:片[pian4]

nature; temperament

hard; solid

to halt; to break off; pause (in speech)

to develop; to make full use of

to bow; (literary) to bend down

to be pregnant; to produce offspring; to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc)

symmetry; symmetrical

immediately; suddenly

to implement; to put into practice; to carry out

smart; clever; sensitive

not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom); aptly named; worthy of the name

appropriate; proper; ready

academic subject; field of study

to suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension

spontaneous

excellent; superlative

(for) civilian use

reverse side; backside; the other side (of a problem etc)

condiment; seasoning; flavoring

to pass away; to die

steady; calm and collected; not nervous

to feel about; to grope about; to fumble

history; antecedents; origin

benevolent; charitable; kind

to look for

to hybridize; to crossbreed; promiscuity

oppressive (of weather); heavy; depressed

erhua variant of 玩意; toy; thing

negligible; insignificant

to admire; to look up to; to respect sb greatly

but on the contrary; but expectedly

secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party); clerk; scribe

to salute; salute

to intensify

one's elders; older generation

able; capable; competent

to slander; to libel

for example; for instance; such as

to prove a point; to expound on; to demonstrate or prove (through argument)

to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost; (idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost

to take office; to assume a post

specialty; special knowledge or ability