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reluctantly; unwillingly

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acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

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to lend an ear to; to listen to

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joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

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chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system

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function; facility; faculty; feature

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brake

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needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

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fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

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wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

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thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

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to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

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harbour; harbor

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major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued

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temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally

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branch; subdivision

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person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

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pointer; pointing stick

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with a snap

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corkboard; cork board; pinboard

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board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

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pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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to take one's eyes off

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to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

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crest; coat of arms

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to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

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to hide oneself

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to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

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prohibition; inhibition; ban

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to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)

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distinction; differentiation; classification

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(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

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to stare in wonder; to be amazed

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old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots

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to go; to come

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complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)

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behind with everything; too late; reactive

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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Edward

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police investigator; investigator

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serious wound; serious injury

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least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

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to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious

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mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

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to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

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above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach

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ankle

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every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person

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