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script; screenplay; scenario

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to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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wicked; evil

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remote region; frontier (district); border(land)

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

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seclusion; reclusion; retirement (from activities)

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even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

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something or other; one thing or another; this or that

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constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

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jest; joke; funny story

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to set aside

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interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection

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to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

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main question; real issue at hand

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fault

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small fraction; small proportion

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majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

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ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

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originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

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anonymity; using an assumed name

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letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)

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hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

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certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

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Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)

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Bennet

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close associate; close aide; brains-truster

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aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

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to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

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threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

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calm; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity; appeasement; pacification

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false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

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to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

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to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

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firm; unshakeable; resolute

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

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to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...

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trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

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the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate

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careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully

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disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

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most; extremely

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effective; successful

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whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

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front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

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blue; azure; green

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state; country; nation

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treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

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