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well, I must admit ...

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shoes

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drawing pin; thumb tack

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doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

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clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain

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to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot

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bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

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passage; paragraph

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dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically

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obedient; submissive; tame; slavish

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having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon

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to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

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obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

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thorough; exhaustive; complete

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

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harangue; fervent speech

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to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

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stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

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end goal; final target

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director; executive; officer; official; person in charge

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violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

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

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overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

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dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

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postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

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to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

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popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect

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supporter; adherent; proponent; backer

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present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

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influence; power; might; influence (of stones)

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clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record

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inspection; audit; judgement; judgment

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you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of

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horse's length

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post; official position; managerial position; executive position

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to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

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position

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(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

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and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

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one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train

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to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)

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