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emperor's secret orders

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flaw; defect; fault

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grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

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first step

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taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.

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to get dry

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change; transformation; innovation; Reformation

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old regime

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dismissal (from a position); discharge

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arrest; apprehension; capture

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to be intolerable; to be unpardonable

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clergyman; churchman; clergy

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contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)

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taxpayer

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to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out

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rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

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to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

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even if; even though; if

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to make an appeal for contributions; to collect donations

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perfection; thoroughness; consummation

2

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

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interference; intervention; meddling

3

on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

2

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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to be hot on a person's heels

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to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

2

kind; tender-hearted; compassionate

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wicked woman; ugly woman

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impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure

2

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

2

rather; sooner; preferably

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cold reception; inhospitality

2

very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

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leaving; accepting

2

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

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shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

3

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

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completely changed; totally transformed

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to be hot on a person's heels

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to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

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to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

1

close associate; close aide; brains-truster

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selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested

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present continuous tense; present progressive form

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willing to do; prepared

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to guess; to estimate

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pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

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organizational change; organisational change; organizational reform

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