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scandal

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transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)

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of all people

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combination; union; incorporation; congruence

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sponsor

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to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

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funds; capital

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(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

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agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)

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

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political

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erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)

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strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot

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full responsibility

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to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on

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hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)

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obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

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taking responsibility

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twice; again; second time

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to bring back; to restore

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postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

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secret agreement

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exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

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short term; short time

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(with a) successful outcome; (ending in) success

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work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant

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to be smeared; to be covered

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secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

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origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit

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appointing to a responsible post; making much of

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to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

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to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

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courage; nerve; grit

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young person; youth; young

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ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

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ingenious; skillful; clever; deft

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to pretend; to feign

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skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

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to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into

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to come to light

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positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

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

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to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe

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to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

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extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman

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to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

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partner

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to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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