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twentieth century

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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

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insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive

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to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move

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censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

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hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous

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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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isolation; being alone; being friendless

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opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

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lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

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Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

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influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

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convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

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to put into effect; to put into practice

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

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

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discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures

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to increase; to grow

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decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

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taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

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to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

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to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

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sense; infer

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double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid

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intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

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being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

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to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe

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insurance; guarantee

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to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

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offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

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roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

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to suit the convenience of; to accommodate

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equipment

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(combat) uniform

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Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

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time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

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idle; dormant

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to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

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to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

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I; me

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in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

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like this; this sort; this way

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