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nature; property; disposition

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universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous

1

special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity

1

exit from a room

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to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

3

content of a letter

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

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order; sequence; procedure

1

warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises

2

marriage

2

application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal

2

to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

1

first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

1

to check (in chess); to threaten (somebody's position, etc.); to close in (on somebody)

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

1

to make an appeal; to urge

1

from the beginning

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

1

to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

1

explosive (material)

1

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

1

group; party; team; squad; section

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

2

premeditated crime; deliberate crime

1

to get someone to say; to make someone say

1

destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

3

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

3

volunteer

2

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

1

to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out

1

American football

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what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

1

starting lineup; player in the starting lineup

1

schedule; program; programme; agenda

2

now that it's come to this; since it's come to this

1

brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure

2

to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home

1

simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

1

idea

1

New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year

2

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

4

lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

what

2

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

2

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

2

friendly match (game); friendly

1

substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

1

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

1

match; game; bout; contest

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