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Harbour (verb)

●To keep a particular thought or feeling in one's mind, especially secretly.(心懷,懷有)

Examples:  1.She started to harbor doubts about the wisdom of their journey.  2.He harbored the suspicion that someone in the agency was spying for the enemy.

All-encompassing (adj.)

●Including or covering everything or everyone; comprehensive.

(全方位的,全面的,一以貫之的)

Examples:  

1.Humankind needs an all-encompassing package to combat global warming.  

2.We are unlikely to find an all-encompassing solution.

Accord with sth (phrasal verb)

●To agree with or match up with something.

(符合,與…一致)

Examples:  

1.Does this accord with what you heard?  

2.His version of events does not accord with witnesses' statements.

Laissez-faire (noun, adj.)

●Unwilling(ness) to get involved in or influence other people's activities (from French literally meaning "allow to do").(不干預,聽之任之)

Examples:  

1.The second reason the government has adopted such a laissez-faire attitude toward drug producers is an economic one.  

2.The problems began long before he became CEO, but they worsened with his laissez-faire approach.

That's all (phrase)

●Used for saying that there is nothing more involved than what you have mentioned.

  (如此而已,豈有他哉)

Examples:  

1."Why do you want to know that?" he demanded.—"Just curious, that's all."  

2.I wasn't interfering. I was just trying to make suggestions – that's all.

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