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篮 basket

I OVERSEE the weaving of the BAMBOO <basket>s our [lan]d's famous for. Each must live *up* to my standards.
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臣 minister

As a <minister>, I prea[ch un]selfish ways of living and send *up* prayers for the deceased. (臣 resembles the face of one lying in state.)
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險 dangerous

It's <dangerous> when hungry PEOPLE GATHER in TOWN and get pu[shy 'n] loud. Before things go *down*hill, someone say something *up*lifting!
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托 entrust

I'm <entrust>ing my [two o]nly children to your care. Can I depend on you? Let's extend and shake HANDs on it.
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奐 brilliant

"[Who an]nounces the winner of these EIGHT BIG KNIVES?" I ask, looking *down* at them shining <brilliant>ly in the BOX.
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更 even more

I'm <even more> [gung]-ho about her than the last GOVERNor. She'll go *down* in history as the best one at EXPRESSing ideas.
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植 plant

When you <plant> the TREE, look *up* and make sure it's STRAIGHT. Otherwise, [Ger]onimo!
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朵 flower

HOW MANY dogwood <flower>s bloom in the *valley* in winter? None! But many [do o]pen in the spring.
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召 summon

*Down* on my luck, I KNIFE OPEN a HOLE in the wall, nu[dge ou]t my nose, and <summon> a passerby's help.
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鋼 steel

I swing the mallet *horizontal*ly against the <steel> [gong] as hard as I can. <steel>'s FIRMer 岡 than GOLD 金.
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川 stream

Don[chuan]joy *lying* *beside this <stream>? It flows *across* the plain. (looks like water flowing)
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蜴 lizard

I [EA]SYly see the INSECT-sized <lizard> *down* on the ground because of its bright orange skin.
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