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superheating; overheating

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heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate

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to resemble closely

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another (person); the other person; one more (person)

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from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

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to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

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vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager

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to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

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to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

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intellectual

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to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

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giving something a try because it will not do any harm

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Hundred Schools of Thought; general term for the large number of scholars and controversialists, and their respective schools, that flourished during China's Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period

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diverse arguments arising in great numbers

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alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation

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not necessarily so; is not always true

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clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

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deadlock; stalemate

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position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux

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second-rate; inferior

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infamous; notorious

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counter for birds, rabbits, etc.

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crow (Corvus spp.); raven

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teeth (and tusks)

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feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly

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(vocal) volume

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difference; disparity; gap

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to finish; to end; to close

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rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

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long-term

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endurance; persistence

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to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on

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self-sufficiency

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birth; creation; formation

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palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

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every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

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protracted war; war of attrition

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self-support

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decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining

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production output; number of goods manufactured

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession

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agricultural production

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quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

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chief; main; principal; major

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labor; labour; manpower; working force

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farming; agriculture; cultivation

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agriculture

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drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

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break in the deadlock

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