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know-how

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to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

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to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)

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precedent

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on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding

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(period of) one year

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long period (of time)

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Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia)

2

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)

1

existing

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pitfall; trap; pit

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fate; chance

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fortune; luck

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evasion; avoidance

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conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

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(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

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in addition to this

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law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

2

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

3

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

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to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of

1

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

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concrete example

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route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

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vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

2

plainly; clearly; vividly

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answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising

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regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

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will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

3

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)

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valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

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tantrum; fretting

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to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

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human speech

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essential; important; crucial; vital; main

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running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina

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prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)

3

knife

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distinction; discrimination

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dangerous; risky

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to defend oneself; to protect oneself

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order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations

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inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)

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private opinion; personal view; personal opinion

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

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function; facility; faculty; feature

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supremacism

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to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt

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