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to approach

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harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)

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looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit

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precisely because

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dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication

2

next day

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one room

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer

3

memorization; memorisation; learning by heart

1

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

1

fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail

1

bold; daring; audacious

2

to get a laugh

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laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

4

action

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straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits

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cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

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to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

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public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow

1

importance; gravity

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order; turn

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

7

after; later

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in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

5

(the thing) itself

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lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

2

fantasy

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to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)

1

losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal

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later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while

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darkness

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biological

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essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

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human society

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to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to

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admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

2

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

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just because; even if; even though

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

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to accept; to receive; to agree

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generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures

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condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise

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unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

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