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1 to set out (on a campaign)

2 to stand for election

3 to throw one's cap in the ring

1 embarrassing

2 dull

3 unsatisfactory

1 Jiayi or Chiayi county in west Taiwan

1 to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)

1 song contest

1 little girl (of toddler age)

1 a suicide

2 to commit suicide

1 two-day weekend

1 saw blade

1 (theater) personal prop (spectacles, fan etc)

1 lesson

2 schoolwork

1 to take tea and chat

2 a small-scale informal gathering with tea and snacks

1 organizing committee

1 to read in silence

1 to have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters

1 to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step

2 to consolidate at every step

1 tone-arm (tracking arm of gramophone)

1 to have just recovered from a shock

1 strong

2 intense

3 spirited

4 virulent

1 monetary crisis