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makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation

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hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)

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foolishness; stupidity; silliness

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nesting hole; burrow; den

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heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled

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ceremony; rite; ritual; service

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mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

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riding habit

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hound; hunting dog; gun dog

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to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)

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prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

2

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

1

horn (instrument; made of animal horn); bugle; hunting horn

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thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack

3

zig-zag; zigzag

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stream; brook; creek

1

to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)

1

to get on a horse; to mount a horse

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

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the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings

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superiority complex; sense of superiority

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consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

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main; principal; chief; primary; major

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to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down

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most important

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if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

3

to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

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bark; howl; roar; bellow

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suspicion (of others); jealousy

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this (very thing); this precisely

2

until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since

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to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

1

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

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behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

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arrangement; pact; agreement

1

source of information; intelligence source; message source

2

exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)

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information leak; data breach

2

to use all one's strength (ability)

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to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

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chord-name; code name

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to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail

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cunning; crafty; wily; sly

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horseback; riding

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hunter

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scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

3

to snatch; to steal

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closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final

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naval port; naval station

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