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1 rivers and lakes

2 all corners of the country

3 remote areas to which hermits retreat

4 section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law

5 the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá])

6 (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc

7 demimonde

8 (in modern times) triads

9 secret gangster societies

10 underworld

1 real estate

2 the property market (e.g. houses)

1 preferably

2 one would prefer to...(or not to...)

3 would rather

4 (would) be better to

5 (to pick) the lesser of two evils

1 laundry detergent

2 washing powder

1 Nenjiang county in Heihe 黑河[Hei1 he2], Heilongjiang

1 another day

2 some other day

1 more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth

1 inverter, device that converts AC electricity to DC and vice versa

1 to join up

2 to dock

3 a joint (between components)

1 cell biology

1 ethical dilemma

1 serious crime

2 felony

1 to amuse

2 to make sb laugh

3 to tease

1 to increase the specified cruising speed

2 to pick up speed

3 to speed up

1 navy vessel

2 (coast guard) patrol boat

1 prophylactic inoculation

1 Kedong county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang

1 (soccer) one-two

2 push-and-run

1 Pingxi or Pinghsi township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

1 hazard lights