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32 Cards in this Set
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come back with fruitful results
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满载而归
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in the course of time
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久而久之
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fall apart under pressure
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方寸大乱
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to maintain compusure in the face of difficulty/danger
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泰然处之
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one's personality is harder to change than mountains and rivers
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江山易改， 本性难移
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to deep on doing (something positive), perservere
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持之以恒
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duck a question, avoid/keep silent on a subject
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避而不谈
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to pay respect to, but keep at a distance
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敬而远之
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reward good and punish evil
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奖善罚恶
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every movement and every action
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一举一动
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the people have no means of livelihood
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民不聊生
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willing and happy to do something
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心甘情愿
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(as scarce as) pheonix feathers and unicorn bones; unique and valuable person/object; RARE
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凤毛麟角
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show mercy
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手下留情
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have no alternative
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无可奈何
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what one learned is not put to use
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学非所用
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make little use of great talent
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大材小用
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naturally, as a matter of course
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理所当然
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of no consequence
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无关紧要
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steadily deteriorate, go from bad to worse
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每况愈下
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study for the purpose of application
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学以致用
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unreasonable, be impervious to reason
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不可理喻
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all-inclusive, rich in content and complete
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包罗万象
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rare, scarce, very few
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少之又少
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distinctive qualities, specific characteristics
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独到之处
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speak or write in a simple or straightforward way that lacks rhetorical flourish
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平铺直叙
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(utter or do something) without rhyme or reason/abruptly
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没头没脑
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rack one's brain (for an explanation, etc)
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挖空心思
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equivocal, ambiguous
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模棱两可
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(two or more people) share the same view by coincidence
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不谋而合
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not worth mentioning
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微不足道
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genuine evidence, conclusive proof
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真凭实据
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