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name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext

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taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation

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biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

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evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity

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to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

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precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

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temple (side of head)

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twitching

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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to shed tears

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hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

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pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

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aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

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face; honour; honor; appearance; look

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the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

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to smash violently; to crush

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intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

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suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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great mistake

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to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something

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expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)

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companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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above and below

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chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

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unable to do one's work; can't get anything done

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connection; relation

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carpenter

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craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

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moody person

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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accounting; administration (of money)

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bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

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round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money

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to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

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to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

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majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

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authority

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executive vice-president

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status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

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influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

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coating; painting

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personal; individual; private

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investment; contribution; financing

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(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business

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just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

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