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after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present

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terminal

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by all means; by all costs

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gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

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obedience; submission; resignation

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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to obtain; to procure

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simultaneously; all at once; in unison

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lead car; leading car

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to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

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armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

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trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

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surroundings; environs; circumference

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loud; sonorous; ringing

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to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

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elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career

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splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

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ambition; aspiration

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stairs; stairway; staircase

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entrance

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to frown; to scowl

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bodyguard

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researcher; lab worker

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-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

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hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

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alert status; emergency alert

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to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

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gun; rifle; small arms

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reluctantly; unwillingly

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holster

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white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson

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to move forward; to move on

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to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

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expression; look; countenance; face

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person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head

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verbal message; word (from someone)

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interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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cancellation

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eye color; eye colour

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(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

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nape of the neck

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yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

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(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

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to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

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groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)

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it's no joke; gimme a break!

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private

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