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to scan; to look over

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as always; as usual

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dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible

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breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest

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delay; latency

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concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

2

it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

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blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole

2

old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch

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to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link

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circuitous; roundabout; indirect

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apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that

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piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

3

to grow old; to age

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3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

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he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

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thought; idea; ideology

1

never; not at all

1

street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed

2

to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath

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alcohol; sake

2

hidden agenda

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to hold one's tongue; to shut up

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interception (email); wiretap; bug

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to discuss; to talk together

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to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things

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unavoidable; inevitable

3

source of funds (money)

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tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground

1

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

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choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position

2

highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)

4

educational institution

3

town; city; municipal; urban

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future prospects; promise

1

utility value

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guardian; custodian

3

certain; definite; clear; credible

1

arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness

3

conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview

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present (brought by a visitor); gift

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long talk

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brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities

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choice; preference

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German wine

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best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)

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next morning

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slight; thin; on the weak side

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morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special

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meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

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