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clear; distinct

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in haste

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to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

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eleven o'clock

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late at night; small hours of the morning

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to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

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explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

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to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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despicable

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correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

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to be similar to

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one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements

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enough is enough; no further!

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who the heck; just who

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to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

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person who has not won any major awards or titles despite being the best in a particular field; uncrowned king; person who wields power without holding an official rank or title; journalist (esp. newspaper journalist)

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sense of justice

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insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen

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have to do; must; should; ought to

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(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit

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to vomit; to spit out

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plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy

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tone; manner of speaking

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(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ

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in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances

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sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

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wife and children; (arch.) wife

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fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown

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weak person; the weak

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(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

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

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direct

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back; rear; background; behind the scenes

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organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

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power of money; financial influence

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to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked

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body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

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common people; ordinary people; masses

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true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

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to smoke a cigarette

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to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

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dirty trick

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election campaign; political campaign; campaigning; electioneering; canvassing

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to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

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mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

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