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neutrality

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dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information

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pushing from behind; backing; supporting; instigation; instigator

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to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge

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counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

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being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

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distress; anguish; mental suffering

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euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect

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roundabout way (of speaking or working)

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refusal; rejection; denial; veto

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frequently; very often

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mask; disguise; guise; mask

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to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds

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decisive; resolute; determined; firm

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obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

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request; entreaty

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idle and incompetent; accomplishing nothing significant nor being capable of doing so; lacking the talent to do anything but idle away one's time

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love and hate

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amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

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four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold

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cost; expense

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quality

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ruler and ruled; master and servant

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looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

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without doing; not being

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shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

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view without saying a word; tacit permission

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to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

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misgovernment; misrule; bad government

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civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

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letter; note

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to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by

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audience; interview

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to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

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several times; a few times

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to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

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(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)

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picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops

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to choose; to select

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head of an army

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going into battle; departure for the front

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speaking of ...; as for ...

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dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

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winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs

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time for battle; military secrets; strategy

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to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural

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fame; distinction; rise; advancement

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saliva; spit; sputum

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(political) power; authority; influence

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before one's eyes

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