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the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

4

elite unit; elite troop

1

preparation; provision; guarding

1

extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling

2

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

2

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

2

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

2

discovery; detection; finding

4

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

5

to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing

1

forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front

8

salute; bow

2

later on; eventually; afterwards

1

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

2

pyrotechnic signal; signal flare

2

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

3

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

1

deployment; spreading out; dispersal

1

vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

2

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

1

(wind or human-powered) warship

1

small boat

1

to anticipate; to foresee

1

warning line; police cordon

1

preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike

1

danger; peril; hazard; risk

4

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

2

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

5

Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

1

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

2

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

2

to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure

1

saddle

1

to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind

1

baked sweets

9

ardor; enthusiasm

1

beatitude; supreme bliss

1

one after next; second

1

cigarette; cig; smoke; fag

1

front row

1

good morning

1

Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back

2

canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos

3

to throw into; to toss into

2

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

1

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

2

violent explosion; bursting

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