to spend money on various things

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Open one hand with the palm facing up. Connect the thumb and index finger of the other hand to form a circle while the remaining three fingers are folded, palm facing down. Brush the palm of the open hand below outwards with the fingertips of the thumb and index finger of the other hand several times.

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I give her housekeeping money and I have never limited her on how to use the money. She can buy things she likes and do what she wants.
Our house collapsed in that earthquake. I wasn’t here at that time because I went to Chiayi. I went to Chiayi around 6 o’clock to buy things like shoe soles and shoe oil. I drove to Chiayi and when it was around 8 o'clock, the earthquake happened and some buildings had collapsed. So I returned home immediately.
I spent a lot of money since the house collapsed. We just received a few of government subsidies. That's why I spent a lot of money.

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