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intelligence gathering; information gathering

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it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

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collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

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association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union

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association; society; organization; organisation

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dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

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ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

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needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide

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to prosper; to flourish; to thrive

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to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

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supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)

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vague; unclear; elusive; hazy

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no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...

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to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

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sign; indication; omen

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creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

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subordination; dependency

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sub; substitute; reserve; sub-

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roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

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dramatic

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(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

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fixed game; rigged bid; put-up job

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match fixing; put-up job; fixed game

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sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue

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to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

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heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance

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to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull

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to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud

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hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive

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if so; in that case; in that situation

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peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

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wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather

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to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick

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full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied

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to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)

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good young man; agreeable youth

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suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

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celestial bodies; stars

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north entrance; north exit

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to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel

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judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation

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to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

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one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt

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rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession

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in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that

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having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)

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to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant

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to increase more and more; to continue to increase; to become more and more intense; to get stronger and stronger

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this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)

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tokin; small black headgear worn by yamabushi

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