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1 a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)

2 fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity

1 John Paul (name)

2 Pope John Paul II, Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920-2005), Pope 1978-2005

1 to swear or curse (at people)

2 to scold or yell at someone

1 radiance emanating from the head

2 halo

1 peaceful

2 restful

3 quiet

4 still

1 mature

2 experienced

3 sophisticated

1 Leye county in Baise 百色[Bai3 se4], Guangxi

1 Moldova

2 Republic of Moldova, former Soviet republic on the border with Romania

1 to win a lottery

1 the Arrow Incident of 1856 (used as pretext for the second Opium War)

1 Alxa Left Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Züün khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)

1 national industry

2 industry run by Chinese nationals or ethnic Chinese

1 to shake like a leaf (idiom)

1 to go home for a visit

2 to return to one's parents' home to pay respects

1 rosary

2 prayer beads

1 cranial nerves

1 American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

1 to speculate

2 to conjecture