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joining a group

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to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)

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the throne; the crown

2

first place

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bravery; military prowess; valour; valor

5

to be gossiped about

1

base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation

1

to make a success in life

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wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity

1

to pay respect (to)

3

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

1

hearsay; learning by hearsay

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to become fraught with emotion

2

to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night

1

to talk the night away; to talk all night

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suspicious character (person, figure)

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crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience

2

diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted

1

white horse; unrefined sake

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passenger car

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(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court

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historic; historical; traditional

2

affection; love; fondness; tenderness

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

2

surely; certainly

1

undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow

1

You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait

1

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

1

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

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to become (formal)

1

detached; aloof; indifferent

1

(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes

1

experienced; veteran; skilled; expert

2

trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism

2

solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself

1

to be overcome with emotion

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to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger

1

to be needed; to be wanted

3

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

reputation; respectability

1

master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee

1

mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part

1

in public; in company

1

brave general; brave warrior; courageous general

1

real image; real form; real-life image; true picture

1

statue; picture; picture revealing character

3

gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

1

to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes

1

around the clock; day and night

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thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly

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