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shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources

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to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight

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drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained

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difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress

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to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

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the latter; the second; successor; descendant

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opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

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(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director

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ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum

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group; mass

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leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

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good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal

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loser; the defeated

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theism; god's teachings; Shenism; Chinese folk religion

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(religious) faith; belief; creed

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to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

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immediately; at once; instantly

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interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off

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not worth doing; waste of effort

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while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive)

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everyone; anyone; no one

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)

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simply; merely; only; solely

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blood circulation

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enlargement; increase

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organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion

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synergy

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to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

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to live; to reside; to inhabit

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unworthy; unbecoming; improper

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act; deed; conduct

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pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

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invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

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oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance

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injury; harm; evil influence; damage

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real harm; actual damage

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to be too late; to be too slow

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putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

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repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much

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complete lie; outright lie

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3000; three thousand; many

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farming implement; farm tools

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hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)

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permission; approval; authorization; license

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method of bringing up; method of raising

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physical strength; muscle strength

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stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)

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to fit; to suit

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sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds

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autumn; fall

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