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secrecy; highly classified information

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to overhear

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ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised

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to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of

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tragic

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capital; funds; seed money; asset

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wearing (an insignia, sword, etc.)

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scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

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tingling; stinging; pungently

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(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess

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freshly severed head

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to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to

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arrogance

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to underrate; to make light of

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private room

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high official

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judgment; judgement; decision; verdict

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for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

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field officer

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general; admiral

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at one's fancy (whim)

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refutation; rebuttal; retort

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with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

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oppression; suppression; pressure

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to be broad-minded enough to associate with various types of people; to possess a capacious mind

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looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit

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good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants

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twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)

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to mark the end; to spell the end

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five o'clock

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to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

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end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection

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mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

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haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion

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to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid

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the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar

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time; hour; moment

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to resound (echo) far and wide

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sons and daughters; children; girl

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rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)

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money collection

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charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

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to cross one's mind; to occur to one

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proud; elated

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clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance

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human; humane

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evening calm

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veil of darkness; curtain of night

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to become distant; to recede

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