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tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)

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harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross

1

set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo

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to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick

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inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

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to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

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spell; curse; dharani; mantra

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stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign

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willpower; energy; vitality

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die

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deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

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to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

1

to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

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mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person

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we; us

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suitable post or role

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top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

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best

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strategy; tactics

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the reverse; other side; lining

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convenient

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such

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to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

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unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

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doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

to exchange words

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare

1

bull's-eye; the mark

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subordinate; underling; henchman; minion

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon

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to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into

1

to order; to command; to appoint

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to keep away; to keep at a distance

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leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

2

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

1

determination; resolution

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to disappear; to vanish into thin air

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focus (e.g. photographic); focal point

1

spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration

1

both arms

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rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)

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to scoop; to ladle out

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order; command; life; destiny; fate

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