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verb

look [looked, looking, looks](to try to see)
verb
[UK: lʊk] [US: ˈlʊk]

phrase

vide supra(see above)
phrase
[UK: ˈvaɪ.di ˈsuː.prə] [US: ˈvadi ˈsuː.prə]

phrase

vide infra(see below)
phrase
[UK: ˈvaɪ.di ˈɪn.frə] [US: ˈvadi ˈɪn.frə]

phrase

your mileage may vary(this is just my opinion, see also: there's no accounting for taste)
phrase

伍姑娘 verb

jerk off(to masturbate)
verb
[UK: dʒɜːk ɒf] [US: ˈdʒɝːk ˈɒf]

verb

stand on ceremony(act in a formal manner)
verb
[UK: stænd ɒn ˈse.rɪ.mə.ni] [US: ˈstænd ɑːn ˈse.rəˌmo.ʊ.ni]

微知著 verb

see the forest for the trees(to discern overall pattern from details)
verb

verb

bear fruit(succeed in some task)
verb
[UK: beə(r) fruːt] [US: ˈber ˈfruːt]

樹不verb

see the forest for the trees(to be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation)
verb

機行事 verb

play by ear(do by guessing)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ baɪ ɪə(r)] [US: ˈpleɪ baɪ ˈɪr]

紅 /jiànhóng/ noun

show [shows](bloody mucus discharge leading up to labor)
noun
[UK: ʃəʊ] [US: ˈʃoʊ]

習員 noun

trainee [trainees](someone being formally trained in a workplace)
noun
[UK: treɪ.ˈniː] [US: ˈtreɪ.ˈniː]

noun

opinion [opinions](thought a person has formed about a topic)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈpɪ.nɪən] [US: ə.ˈpɪ.njən]

證人 noun

witness [witnesses](one who has a personal knowledge of something)
noun
[UK: ˈwɪt.nəs] [US: ˈwɪt.nəs]

noun

knowledge [knowledges](fact of knowing about something; understanding, familiarity with information)
noun
[UK: ˈnɒ.lɪdʒ] [US: ˈnɑː.lədʒ]

閻王 verb

give up the ghost(to die)
verb
[UK: ɡɪv ʌp ðə ɡəʊst] [US: ˈɡɪv ʌp ðə ɡoʊst]

verb

meet(to come face to face with by accident; to encounter)
verb
[UK: miːt] [US: ˈmiːt]

rendezvous(meet at an agreed time and place)
verb
[UK: ˈrɒn.dɪ.vuːz] [US: ˈrɑːn.dɪ.ˌvuː]

一會兒 interjection

see you soon(goodbye)
interjection

一會兒 phrase

see you(see you later)
phrase

noun

look [looks](action of looking)
noun
[UK: lʊk] [US: ˈlʊk]

傾心 noun

love at first sight(an instantaneous attraction)
noun
[UK: ˈlʌv ət ˈfɜːst saɪt] [US: ˈlʌv ət ˈfɝːst ˈsaɪt]

生情 noun

love at first sight(an instantaneous attraction)
noun
[UK: ˈlʌv ət ˈfɜːst saɪt] [US: ˈlʌv ət ˈfɝːst ˈsaɪt]

鍾情 noun

love at first sight(an instantaneous attraction)
noun
[UK: ˈlʌv ət ˈfɜːst saɪt] [US: ˈlʌv ət ˈfɝːst ˈsaɪt]

一針verb

hit the nail on the head(identify something exactly)
verb
[UK: hɪt ðə neɪl ɒn ðə hed] [US: ˈhɪt ðə ˈneɪl ɑːn ðə ˈhed]

不可光燈 noun

black light(light bulb that emits ultraviolet light)
noun

不可預adjective

unforeseeable(incapable of being foreseen)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌn.fɔː.ˈsiːəb.l̩] [US: ˌʌn.fɔːr.ˈsiːəb.l̩]

不要phrase

no offensephrase
[UK: nəʊ ə.ˈfens] [US: ˈnoʊ ə.ˈfens]

不散 phrase

be there or be square(encourage someone to attend an event)
phrase

人殊意异 /rén shū yì yì/; 仁者仁,智者phrase

there's no accounting for taste(people's tastes differ)
phrase
[UK: ðeəz nəʊ əˈk.aʊnt.ɪŋ fɔː(r) teɪst] [US: ˈðerz ˈnoʊ əˈk.aʊnt.ɪŋ ˈfɔːr ˈteɪst]

noun

bigotry [bigotries](intolerant prejudice, opinionatedness, or fanaticism; fanatic intolerance)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪ.ɡə.tri] [US: ˈbɪ.ɡə.tri]

prejudice [prejudices](adverse judgement formed beforehand)
noun
[UK: ˈpre.dʒʊ.dɪs] [US: ˈpre.dʒə.dəs]

slant [slants](bias)
noun
[UK: slɑːnt] [US: sˈlænt]

noun

foresight [foresights](ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.saɪt] [US: ˈfɔːr.ˌsaɪt]

之明 preposition

ahead of one's time(in advance of commonly accepted ideas)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈhed əv wʌnz ˈtaɪm] [US: ə.ˈhed əv wʌnz ˈtaɪm]

之明 noun

farsightedness(quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future)
noun
[UK: ˌfɑː.ˈsaɪ.təd.nəs] [US: ˌfɑːr.ˈsaɪ.təd.nəs]

foresight [foresights](ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.saɪt] [US: ˈfɔːr.ˌsaɪt]

公眾意 noun

public opinion [public opinions](opinion of the public)
noun
[UK: ˈpʌ.blɪk ə.ˈpɪ.nɪən] [US: ˈpʌ.blɪk ə.ˈpɪ.njən]

再次noun

reunion [reunions](the process or act)
noun
[UK: ˌriː.ˈjuː.nɪən] [US: ri.ˈuː.njən]

interjection

bye(short for goodbye, see also: goodbye)
interjection
[UK: baɪ] [US: baɪ]

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