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to narrow; to contract

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quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

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in advance; beforehand; previously

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to work hard; to work diligently

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trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

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out of stock; sold out

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something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic

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self-indulgence; doing as one pleases

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to rampage; to run riot

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(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

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precarious situation; precarious state

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omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement

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front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

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almost; nearly; close to

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solely; entirely; only; or

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discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced

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closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

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sale

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special price; bargain price

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I assure you it is

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to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

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of late; lately; this part; this point; here

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fierce fighting

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to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

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rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily

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advance; moving forward; progress

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to this extent; to this degree; this much

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extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

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to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat

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... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

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was

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(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)

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range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

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(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)

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just a minute; small quantity

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uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

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protracted war; war of attrition

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three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

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bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste

5

life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death

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deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost

3

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

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several hundreds

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excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling

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bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision

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to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate

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to stand stock still

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dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance

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to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

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to topple over and lean at a precarious angle; to fall onto something and lean against it; to be on the point of collapse; to be about to fall; to begin to fall

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