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real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

2

to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime

2

alone; unaided; away from home

2

to send in

3

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

5

reflexive; reflecting

1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

2

one beat

1

Paik

2

to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled

1

to argue vehemently

1

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

2

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

1

secret art; the mysteries

1

fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)

1

to be needed; to be wanted

2

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

5

pensive (or worried) look on one's face

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

4

to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

1

out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed

1

how; in what way; by what means

2

meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off

9

portion for two people

1

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

3

surrounding at a distance

1

slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly

1

long time; many years

2

to cultivate; to foster

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

4

deep-rooted; ingrained

1

target

2

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

3

extremely dangerous; full of peril

1

final scene; the end; finale

1

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

2

separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction

1

if it's the case

3

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

13

Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern

1

after having come this far; now that we've come this far

1

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

4

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

4

one of these days; someday; one day

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

1

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

2

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

1

to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan

2

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

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