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planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up

1

enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)

1

excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)

20

to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after

1

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

3

one's (official) authority; ex-officio authority; power

3

deviation; departure; (accidental) omission

3

to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

4

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

3

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

1

with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...

1

strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

2

no

37

historic; historical

2

glossy black hair; green hair

1

great commander; famous commander

2

producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other

1

social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

4

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

12

to take (be in) charge of

3

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise

7

ideal; ideals

2

to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)

2

something like ...; something called ...

6

first of all; in the first place

1

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

2

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

37

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

4

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

4

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

8

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

6

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

17

burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

1

broth made of fish and vegetables

1

to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

1

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

23

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

to put into the mouth; to eat

5

chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

2

to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict

2

summit meeting; summit conference; top-level meeting

1

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

2

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

8

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

2

to have in one's dreams

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

37

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

5

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

28

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

1