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end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle

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the Industrial Revolution

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

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disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

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if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

23

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

95

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

66

steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

59

colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)

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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

57

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

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the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

4

one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N

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territory

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

1

sun

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to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

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

8

to become; to amount to

2

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

7

greatest ... in history

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empire; imperial

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(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

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population; common talk

1

three; 3

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percent; percentage

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

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privileged class

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domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

progress; advance; improvement; development

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

7

opposite; reverse; contrary

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from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

1

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

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to take root; to strike

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class system; caste system; hierarchical system

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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

7

distinction; differentiation; classification

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firm; strong; solid; stable

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boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier

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be; is

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by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn

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