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to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

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that in itself; as such

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fate; destiny

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taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

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sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming

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beginning; opening; start; outset

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inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

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national power

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symbolic; symbolical

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one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac

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steering a ship; controlling; maneuvering; piloting

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landing; alighting; touch down

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talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting

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your country

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proclamation; official notice; touch; contact

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without

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idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon

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graciously; respectfully

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to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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bolt from the blue; great surprise

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persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet

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certain evidence; definite evidence

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eloquence; volubility; (lit.) (like) water on a standing board

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smoothly; easily; readily

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in camp; at the front

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open; public; official; overt

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learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

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to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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call; invitation

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afternoon; p.m.

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or

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to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

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to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly

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how; in what way

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to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)

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somehow; for some reason or other

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to rack one's brains

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foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

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alliance; union; league

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adversary; opposition; hostile forces

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white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax

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cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end

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popular will; will of the people

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to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

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putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)

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to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)

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spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration

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to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

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bow with a heavy draw weight; someone who wields a heavy-draw-weight bow

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