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promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on

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to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work

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I agree with you; it is as (someone) says

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germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin

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pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen

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quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles

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success rate

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to practice magic; to practise magic

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members; member; constituent

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witch

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old woman

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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good news

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gray zone; grey zone; gray area

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disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

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felony; major offence; felon; old offender

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death penalty; capital punishment

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prison; jail; gaol

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to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

1

penalty; sentence; punishment

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area under direct control (of the shogun)

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difficult, dirty, and dangerous (work); apartment with three bedrooms and a kitchen

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shady; underhanded; questionable

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to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

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establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation

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in this case

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rich person

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fine; penalty

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custom; practice; convention; precedent

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to answer a request

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victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

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in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs

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crime; offence; offense

4

to rescue; to free

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trade; buying and selling

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(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard

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self-justification; excuse

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disapproval

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to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

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to be misleading

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more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

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corpse; remains

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to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

2

to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good

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weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

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to ponder; to brood

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to harm; to cause harm to

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item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

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