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1 Nankang district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

1 feeling of powerlessness

2 sense of helplessness

1 (computing) actual parameter

2 argument

3 abbr. for 實際參數|实际参数[shi2 ji4 can1 shu4]

1 prevail

2 convince

1 nematocyst

2 capsule of nettle cells of medusa or anemone

1 tip

1 home base

2 home plate (in baseball)

1 classifier for roof beams and trusses

1 (in singing) solo

2 to solo

1 rushed and muddled

1 public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily)

1 burning with no flame

2 fire beneath the surface

3 hidden combustion

1 to agree implicitly

2 of one mind

3 views coincide without a word exchanged

1 to shake like an aspen

2 to shiver with fear (idiom)

1 Stein (name)

2 Marc Aurel Stein (1862-1943), British adventurer and archaeologist who explorer Xinjiang in early 20th century

1 a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance

1 Bern, capital of Switzerland

1 dramatic form consisting of historical narration

2 history as jocular narrative

3 to stretch history for a joking story

4 amusing story with strained interpretations of history

5 to make an unreasonable comparison in jest

1 repeatedly

2 again and again

3 continuously

4 constantly