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racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer

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Czayka

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solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

1

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

3

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

4

expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs

1

retrenchment; curtailment; economy

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guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor

1

seeing off and meeting on return

1

inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

4

one's twenties

2

first half

1

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

4

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

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to grumble; to complain

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first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

2

same age

1

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

1

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

5

to summon; to get used to call

1

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

4

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

3

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

8

trial; test

2

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

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to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

4

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

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before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

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two thirds

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only; just

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hostility; antagonism; opposition

2

how long; how far; how much

4

to turn against; to become an enemy

3

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

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manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

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body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

2

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

1

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

2

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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camouflage

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military police

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special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu

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favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice

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which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

4

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

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incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

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