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thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

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to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)

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earnest; single-minded

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anyone can see that; it's obvious that

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nice; likeable; desirable

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showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude

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mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff

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feeble

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exchange; conversion

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inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls

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without permission; without notice

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will; volition; intention; intent; determination

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to check; to compare

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to be subject to punishment; to be punished

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one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)

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without penalty; acquittal; impunity

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friend

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alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)

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to be dispersed; to get separated

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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)

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hostile relations; hostile relationship

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desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

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retention; maintenance; preservation

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

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token (effort); something done for form's sake

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pocket money

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search party

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Darius (video game series)

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cabinet minister

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patronage; protection

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investment; contribution; financing

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

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(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

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some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

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to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

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to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize

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to hang; to dangle

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admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

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careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

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wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric

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having a dream

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to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

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to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

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reward; prize

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malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

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wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue

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moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression

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one room

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