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having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest

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sympathy; compassion; pity

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dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding

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wishful thinking

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to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

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Pacific War (1941-1945)

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outbreak of war; starting a war

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military authorities; army circles

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to take into consideration; to use one's discretion

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fair and square; open and aboveboard

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fair; fare; fear

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fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed

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bribery; graft

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abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)

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resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

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having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone

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as always; as usual

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liking something; being partial to something; -phile

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hard education; hard training; Spartan education

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to trace back to (the origins of something)

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definite

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(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses

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tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling

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right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

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tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent

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to turn round; to face about; to turn about

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open one's eyes wide; with eyes open like saucers

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whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)

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effect

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impatience

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to stiffen; to become stiff

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every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

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to leak out

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moment by moment; hour by hour

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allergy

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rejection

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to play one's trump card

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if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm

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rectangle; oblong

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pink

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ribbon

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Gingham Check

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present; gift; to give a present or gift

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big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)

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-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...

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additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case

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for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

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canned coffee

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running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood

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all that one has; all that there is; the whole

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