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to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on

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assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise

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to follow another's example

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to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors

1

orientalism

1

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

1

to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent

1

pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting

1

coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

1

arrogance

1

abatement; reduction

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general framework

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to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

1

joint signature

2

sea route

3

large; large-sized; large-scale; big

1

barge

1

greatest ... in history

1

north of; and northward

4

enticement; inducement; attraction

1

simple; plain

3

steady; firm; solid; secure

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

1

joining one's warship

1

final; eventual; ultimate

1

pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

4

forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements; resistance force

1

to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live

1

bureaucratic organization; bureaucracy

2

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

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to learn something through hearing

2

success or failure; outcome; result

1

enumeration; citation; listing

1

word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake

1

riding together; riding with

2

(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise

1

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

1

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

2

warship

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screw; propeller (e.g. on a ship)

2

worthy of special mention

1

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

1

aforementioned; above-mentioned

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just before

4

courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

2

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

1

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

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to make a speech; to address

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reply; answer; response

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