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previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

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large-scale

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plain; open field

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excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

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at the present time; as of now; at this time

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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I; me

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suspicious person

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unknowable; mysterious

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combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time

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sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

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decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits

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to no one in particular

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to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

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naked eye; the physical eye

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rare metal; minor metal

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mine (gold, coal, etc.)

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to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

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monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

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market price or value

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sudden rise (in price); sharp rise; jump; surge

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eternity; perpetuity

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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memories; recollections; reminiscence

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scarce; rare

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drop (candy); drop (fall); curve ball with a vertical drop; dropping (an unplayable ball); dropping (mouse gesture)

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at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)

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recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back

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all present; all concerned; all of us

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calm, cool, and collected; level and calm

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timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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to order; to command; to appoint

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state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition

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sequel of a story

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world

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search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

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seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

2

to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)

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reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

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the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam

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rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle

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management; administration; operation

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message

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apology

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all; everyone; everybody

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application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)

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systematic; systemic

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