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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough

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cabinet minister

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nobility; aristocracy; peerage

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to betray one's country (to an enemy)

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to detain; to take into custody

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pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

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to hit hard; to strike hard

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prison; jail; gaol

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scaffold; gallows

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taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

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change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

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while alive; during one's lifetime

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will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

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arrest; apprehension; capture

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laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

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dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)

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staying behind; remaining; residual

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refusal; rejection; denial; veto

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to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin

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successor

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person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

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to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

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to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on

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treasure

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to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified

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receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)

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epilogue

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meeting again; reunion

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to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

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proud; haughty; arrogant

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all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die

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farewell gift

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stare; gaze; fixation

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to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

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painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour

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one night; one evening; all night; overnight

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editing; compilation

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rule; reign; government; governing

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congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly

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republican form of government; republicanism

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member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress

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even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

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to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated

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existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

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to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

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nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

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two legs; two feet; two pairs

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straw sandals

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exposure to wind; severe criticism

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