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to follow / from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
HSK 3
reason / grounds / justification / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
freedom; liberty / free; unrestricted
HSK 2
due to / as a result of / thanks to / owing to / since / because
HSK 3
(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
HSK 7-9
hereby / from this
HSK 5
can't help / cannot but
HSK 7-9
can't help (doing sth)
(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
HSK 7-9
fancy or simple according to one's budget
from this, it can be seen that...
HSK 7-9
reason; cause
freedom of the press
namely
free port
Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
heartfelt / sincere / unfeigned
HSK 7-9
to allow no explanation
main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter)
(number of) degrees of freedom (physics and statistics)
free software (i.e. software for which sharing, modification etc is permitted)
router (computing)
academic freedom
thereby / judging from this
HSK 7-9
cannot help / to be beyond control of
(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
free and easy (idiom); carefree / leisurely
HSK 7-9
origin
HSK 7-9
travel organized by oneself rather than in a tour group
Liberal Party
liberalism
to be unable (to do sth) / no reason to ... / without rhyme or reason
free radical
free time (between organized activities)
freedom of action
free will
devils are born in the heart (idiom) / fears originate in the mind
(proverb) you can't always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world
free trade
freedom of speech
free enterprise (in capitalist theory)
our mindset frames how we view the world
by means of; through; by
by means of; through; by
indiscriminate
freestyle swimming
reason / cause / predestined relationship (Buddhism)
Ono Fuyumi (1960-), Japanese novelist
pretext / excuse / justification / reason
liberalization / freeing (from sth)
financial independence
reason / cause
to hand over (responsibility for sth) to (sb) / to leave it to (sb else to take charge of the next stage of a process)
(idiom) it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance; the reverse is not so easy
let (one) have his way / as (one) pleases / at (one's) will
Radio Free Asia
libertarianism
liberal
to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek / saying one thing but meaning sth different
sufficient grounds (law)
freestyle (in sports)
to let (sb do sth) / to allow / regardless of
Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone (Tw)
(constitutional) freedom of association
free-fall
routing protocols
Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010
proper reason / reasonable grounds
yojana (Vedic measure, about 8 miles)
via
freedom of the media
freediving; skin diving
self-employed / profession
main points of a case / brief / summary
free trade zone / free trade area
give me liberty or give me death
without any reason / for no reason
Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty
free agency
routing (in computer networks)
free enthalpy (thermodynamics) / Gibbs free energy
free jazz (music genre)
high points (of a document) / resume
free fall
(idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck
to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom) / to follow a proven formula
to develop love for sb out of pity for them
free market
laissez-faire
Free China (Cold War era term for the Republic of China on Taiwan, as distinct from "Red China")
Libreville, capital of Gabon (Tw)
European Free Trade Association
from prosperity to decline / at its peak before the decline
hydroxyl radical
realm of freedom (philosophy)
lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest
the whys and the wherefores / the detailed story / root cause

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