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Navigation Acts (regulations of colonial trade in 17th century England)

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rule

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getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

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rush mat; matting; mat

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proximity; nearness; soon; nearby

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adding; addition; extra

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how many times?

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not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

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over-familiar

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large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan

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to defeat

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fame; reputation; renown

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to resound; to echo; to reverberate

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share; portion; quota; cut

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to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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being ...

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retaliation; revenge

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restoring to the emperor

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precedent

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breakdown; rupture

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

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large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

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to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)

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interested person; volunteer; supporter

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presumption; assumption; estimation

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sunken ship

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many; numerous; various; large number of

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to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

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meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

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influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

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everybody

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state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome

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critical moment; do-or-die situation

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change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

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kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

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straying; wandering off course

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line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

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Hisamitsu

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to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going

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to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious

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statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

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wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

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coward; dastard

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finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break

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for the time to be ripe

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important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials

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place where one works; construction site; working area

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(in) one's own way

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