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HSK
trail / clues / thread (of a story)
HSK 5
boundary / clue / indication / to obtain clues / to infer
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beginnings / clues / mental state / thread
lit. spider's thread and horse track / tiny hints (of a secret) / traces / clue
(idiom) to examine tiny clues to know general trends; to deduce the whole story from small traces
clue / thread (of a story) / mate / first class
lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon / to track sth following clues
lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue
start and development / thread (of a story) / general outline / clue
impossible to get even an outline (idiom) / unfathomable / not a clue
lit. to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom) / fig. to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter
lit. ask passers-by how to build one's house (idiom); fig. to have no idea what to do / without a clue
to infer easily; to guess at a glance; to get a clue
like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom) / no clue where to start


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