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objective

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single standard; single base; single-feature show

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to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce

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hatred

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chain; series; connection; linkage

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to hold one's tongue; to shut up

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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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unfairness; injustice; partiality

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victim; injured party; sufferer

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life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

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to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

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to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

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(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

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grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

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family

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pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction

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one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

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calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")

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environment; surroundings; circumstances

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acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

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many; numerous; various; large number of

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cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous

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to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

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violence; reckless action; (an) outrage

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self; oneself

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appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing

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cold reception; inhospitality

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very young; little; childish; immature

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close; intimate; on good terms

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to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)

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keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)

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to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

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to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

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idealistic theory; unrealistic argument

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to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces

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unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

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extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

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whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches

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looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator

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to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

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convenient

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that; the matter in question

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at least; at most; (even) just

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ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

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sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

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minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback

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erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion

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at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

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boy; child; youth; brat

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