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.
制
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牛
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巾
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刂
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James II of England (zh) and the bull (牛) have to work in a sweatshop in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) where they manufacture (制) one printed circuit board (制) after the other. Their only tools are kitchen knives (刂) with which they carve the boards. They sweat a lot, so each of them has a towel (巾) wrapped around their neck.