to press / to push down / to keep under (control) / pressure
压
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厂
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丶
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土
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Maud Younger once heard that if you apply enough pressure, one can make diamonds out of dirt. In front of the ashram, she tries this out: She puts some dirt into a chocolate factory, applies as much pressure as she can, but all that comes out are petal leaves.
to press / to extract (juice) / device for extracting juice, oils etc
榨
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木
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窄
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James II of England (zh) wants to make his own essential oil (榨), so he presses (榨) a Christmas tree (木) through a narrow slit (窄) in the ashram's bathroom (a4).