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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

2

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

6

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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future (usually near); prospects

2

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

2

studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

2

fundamental; basic

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or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

3

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

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to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

3

most satisfactory

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being in love with each other

2

to fall in love

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wedding ceremony

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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because

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personal connections

1

to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind

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deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

5

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

5

single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind

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character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

2

without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

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to stop; to quit; to put an end to

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life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

1

companion; partner; spouse

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...

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mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

2

case; situation

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(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

3

blood vessel; vein

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endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

4

you; I; me; oneself

1

you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

1

vulgar; crude; tacky

1

gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike

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to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

5

armed struggle

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if is not; if are not

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to moan; to groan

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to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

3

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

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bridgehead; beachhead

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candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

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now that it's come to this; since it's come to this

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to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

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