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wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

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dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)

2

playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

1

to amuse oneself; to make merry

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

4

tedious; boring; being fed up with

1

exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

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conversation

16

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

2

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

4

unfairness; injustice; partiality

1

to put on airs; to assume importance

2

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

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to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

1

timing

8

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

3

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

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to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

6

to shrug one's shoulders

4

relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going

1

point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state

2

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

6

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

5

public safety; public welfare

7

police investigator; investigator

3

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

4

frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

4

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

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to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

12

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

1

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

9

calm; composed; cool; quiet

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

2

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

4

paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

3

intelligence or information network

2

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

3

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

12

having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

4

police; police officer; police station

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ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving

1

government office; agency; board

1

internal conditions; true state of affairs

3

Cabinet Office

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information management

2

bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

2

foreign country

3

spy

4

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

5