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literature; books (reference); document

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(a) few; some; several

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to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

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we

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before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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existence; being

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to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

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above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

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to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

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a certain ...; some ...

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huge; gigantic; enormous

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kingdom; monarchy

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figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

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once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

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mighty; powerful

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force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

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seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

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information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

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persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers

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ahead; before; ago

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defeat; loss; reverse; setback

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to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

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they; them

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thought; idea; ideology

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

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I see; that's right; indeed

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bold; daring; audacious

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hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

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surely; certainly

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to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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further; above; anymore

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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threat; menace

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because; as; since

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won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

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