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elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

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to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

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region; limits; stage; level

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cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

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Basic Instinct (1992 film)

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to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

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charm; incantation; spell; magic formula

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to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth

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guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig

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tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable

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judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

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violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

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to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)

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to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

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truth; real situation

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to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude

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reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

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to listen attentively to; to be lost in

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admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment

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chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

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brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

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source; origin

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(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies

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to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

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family lineage

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after death; posthumously

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power; influence

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sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop

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influence; clout; leverage

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one's family; one's clan

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bureau director; office chief

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serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

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the present age; these days; (present) head of the family

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most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

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famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

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one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

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to look old; to get old

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to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

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field; sphere; realm; division; branch

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eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

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ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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play; drama

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stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

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pretense of evil; pretence of evil

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possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally

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previous remarks

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to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

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