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as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

3

character

2

to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)

1

surroundings; environs; circumference

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to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

3

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

4

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

1

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

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inattention; absent-mindedness

4

to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded

2

power game

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

3

already; too late

5

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

1

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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that is to say; so that means

3

pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention

1

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

1

superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)

1

place; situation; position; location

5

distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert

5

evil spirits of rivers and mountains

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

full

1

use; utilization; utilisation; application

5

speed

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

2

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

4

having an ancient and honorable origin

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

4

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

4

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

2

disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

2

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

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slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

1

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

1

to interrupt; to butt in

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

3

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

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obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

4

portion; section; part

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neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction

1

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

3

overwhelming

2

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

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