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blankety-blank; bleep; yada yada; xxx

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mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous

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to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

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protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support

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drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice

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to make one's rounds; to patrol

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often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

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we; us

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to assign; to set aside

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(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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fundamental; basic

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fundamental knowledge

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to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

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preliminary step; first step

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to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

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to have an idea; to have a clue

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to become; to amount to

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to need; to call for; to require

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(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid

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(the extent of) one's vocabulary

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(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied

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elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

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contribution; service

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form; shape; figure; visage

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degree; extent

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physical condition; state of health

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mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve

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condition

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sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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specialization; specialisation

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what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

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useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

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to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

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in that manner; like that

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knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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just because; even if; even though

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vector

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pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency

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ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.

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to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

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concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

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to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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putting off; postponing

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once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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