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higher rank; better position

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odds and ends; all; every

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prospects of victory; chances of success

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untitled; titleless; without a title; no subject (email)

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performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu

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godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall

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end; close; finish; termination

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awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

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to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

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several weeks; a few weeks

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tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash

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(on) one's own; (by) oneself

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to blow through; to blow across

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to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

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leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage

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moonlight; moonbeam

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to rain incessantly; to downpour

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probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

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meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

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high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently

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catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation

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possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)

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darkness; the dark

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Thursday

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date; dating

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to relate to; to have one's feelings understood

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insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith

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time; hour; moment

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guarantee; security; assurance; warranty

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to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

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destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

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tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve

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to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion

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battlefield; battleground

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exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

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haughty

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arrest; apprehension; capture

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from (this, here, etc.); since (this)

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inquiry; enquiry; hearing

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committee member

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monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

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court of inquiry; court of enquiry

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to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)

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to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

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victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)

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(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

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caller; visitor; company; guest

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immediately; right away; at once; instantly

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going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out

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grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

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