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to seize the initiative

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public relations; client liaison; client relations

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samurai acting as an attendant; retainer; thane (in medieval Europe); thegn

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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to have the privilege of doing

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summer festival; summer matsuri

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goodness; good

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talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting

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forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive

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like this; this sort; this way

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parchment

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to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple

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surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

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how many people; a number of people

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autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

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signature; autograph

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way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

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jointly sealed covenant; compact under joint signatures; petition

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good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

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to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree

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to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)

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my; our; one's own

6

commencing with; including

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savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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righteous indignation

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by your leave; with your permission

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to collect; to assemble; to gather

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to moan; to groan

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certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

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expectation; anticipation; forecast

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regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

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to want; to desire

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we; us

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to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

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neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

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to be

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in great numbers

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spy; spying

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to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

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insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising

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molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle

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indirect

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

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leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

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

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admiration; wonder; astonishment

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