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drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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three years

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one's own country

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(political) purge

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another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

2

overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

7

to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of

1

loss; defeat; counter for losses

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persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate

3

raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running

1

go that far; to that extent

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light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous

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bottom; sole

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opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable

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to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

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king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

6

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

4

philosophy

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to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic

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discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

5

in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days

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very deeply

3

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

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cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven; cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world; irreconcilable (enemy)

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bitter enemy

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politician; statesman

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interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

4

peace

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

3

neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

3

meat (for consumption)

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beast; brute; animal

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common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

4

the big two...; two major...; two main...

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fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

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continuation; continuance; going on; resuming

3

manned; occupied; piloted

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surface of the earth; ground surface

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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anyone; any person; whoever

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(power of) imagination

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poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

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unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unclassifiable; never dreamt of

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fourth

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the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district

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900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot

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valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon

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February; second month of the lunar calendar

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the end (of); powder

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