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formation

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(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

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background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

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claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

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waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain

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foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)

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one lump; one group

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heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

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shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience

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tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

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relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting

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counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter

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impertinent; impudent; cheeky

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feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

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victory or defeat; match; contest; game

5

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

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to win; to gain victory

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

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extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch

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rush; dash; charge

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going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

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plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full

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advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

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to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

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speed; velocity; pace; velocity

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top gear

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storm; windstorm; gale

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to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard

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flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move

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tactics

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first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag

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high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)

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achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

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bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

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to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off

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one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two

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to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

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invisibly; secretly; privately

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to build; to construct

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style; form; pattern

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disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off

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