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in silence; not speaking
HSK 4
taciturn / uncommunicative / silent
HSK 4
(loanword) humor / humorous
HSK 5
tacit understanding / mutual understanding / rapport / connected at a deep level with each other / (of team members) well coordinated / tight
HSK 7-9
imperceptible influence / to influence secretly
HSK 7-9
to read in silence
HSK 7-9
to agree tacitly / tacit approval / default (setting)
to write from memory
silent; still; quiet / to mourn in silence; to observe silence / (neologism c. 2022) to stay at home during a pandemic
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silent / to write from memory
to keep silent
Muhammad (c. 570-632), central figure of Islam and prophet of God
habitually silent (idiom) / reticent / uncommunicative
to accept tacitly / acquiescence
to keep silent
Angela Merkel (1954-), German CDU politician, chancellor from 2005
to observe a moment of silence in tribute
silent / speechless
to read silently / to mouth (the words of a prayer etc) / to say to oneself / to contemplate inwardly
(idiom) unknown; unrenowned
silent contemplation / to meditate / to think in silence
pantomime / mime / dumb show
silent movie
Murdoch (name) / Rupert Murdoch (1931-), media magnate
silent prayer / pray in silence
Lillehammer (city in Norway)
to sit silently
profound silence
to learn by heart / to commit to memory / to remember / to memorize in silence
mental arithmetic / to figure out
to hint / to imply / implied / tacit
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American poet, essayist, and philosopher
sense of humor
to admire inwardly
to admire inwardly
to write from memory
to write from memory
(literary) to make a mental note; to memorize
Alzheimer's disease / senile dementia
Tumed left banner, Mongolian Tümed züün khoshuu, in Hohhot 呼和浩特, Inner Mongolia
Alzheimer's disease / senile dementia
Alzheimer's disease / senile dementia
silence is golden (idiom)
the Messiah
Limerick, Ireland
Tumed right banner, Mongolian Tümed baruun khoshuu, in Baotou 包頭|包头, Inner Mongolia
to devote oneself to a task in silence (idiom)
Alzheimer's disease / senile dementia
Alzheimer's disease (Tw)
(Tw) Mullah Muhammad Omar (1960-2013), Taliban leader, Supreme Leader of Afghanistan 1996-2001
King Mohammed VI of Morocco (1963-)
Somerset county in southwest England
Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915), German psychiatrist and neuropathologist
Alzheimer's disease
Malmo (Malmo city, of Sweden)
Merapi (volcano on Java)
Mersey River, through Liverpool
to chant the names of Buddha


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