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keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation

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to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

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throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

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immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

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crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing

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commencing with; including

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taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication

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to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful

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six; 6

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house arrest

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one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

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betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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environment; circumstance

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hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

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foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land

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to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

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to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

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chatting; idle talk

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to amuse oneself; to make merry

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the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

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slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery

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brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post

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captive; prisoner

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calm; composed; cool; quiet

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older; senior

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even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

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treating someone like a child

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due form; official; formality

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

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willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)

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to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

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red hair

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prank; practical joke

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to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

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body; physique; build; stature

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suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

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manacles; shackles; fetters

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calisthenics

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at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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joke; jest; banter

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to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

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pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

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hard (life); tough (world)

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in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story

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