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Examples:backwards and forwards (e.g. of piston or pump action)—Rebiya Kadeer or Rabiye Qadir (1947-), Uighur businesswoman and activist, imprisoned 1999-2005, then President of the World Uighur Congress—lit. not know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing—short and lined coat or robe—Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central the Iliad—Timur or Tamerlane (1336-1405), Mongol emperor and conqueror—mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat -- such as a lake -- or sth that provides clarity and insight)—succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages—Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)—backwards and forwards action (e.g. of piston or pump)—adverse audience reaction: boos and jeers, hissing, catcalls or deliberate applause after a mistake—Taizhong or Taichung city and county in central Taiwan—story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide—thriving and prosperous business or trade—love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children—live and or fresh (of food ingredients)—Malacca or Melaka (town and state in Malaysia), also strait between Malaysia and Sumatra—rich and mellow (flavor or aroma)—Laozi and Zhuangzi (or Lao-tze and Chuang-tze), the founders of Daoism—have pins and needles or tingling—we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)—Zoroaster, Zarathustra or Zarathushtra (c. 1200 BC), Persian prophet and founder of Zoroastrianism—without learning or skills (idiom); ignorant and incompetent—Isfahan or Eşfahān, province and city in central Iran—aminoacridine or aminacrine (antiseptic and disinfectant)—Hualián or Hualien city and county on the east coast of Taiwan—as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals—Zhanghua or Changhua city and county in west Taiwan—simple and crude cart (or chariot)—vertical or short take-off and landing aircraft—person or state having great power and influence—manicure and-or pedicure—travel or work through night and day—crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait)—(of singing or speaking) very articulate pronunciation and vocalizing—dualism, belief that the universe is made of two different substance (e.g. mind and matter or good and evil)—Virgil or Vergilius (70-19 BC), Roman poet and author the Aenid—Jiayi or Chiayi city and county in west Taiwan—no heart for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering—(of speech or actions) direct and efficient—classifier for bunches, bundles e.g. flowers or straw, and beams of light— |