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persuasion

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

4

(brute) force; using all one's might

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

1

for this very reason; that is exactly why

5

to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki

1

(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank

4

mental; spiritual; emotional

4

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

5

show; display; pretensions; pose; posture

1

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

1

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

2

successor

2

what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

1

to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong

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to hide; to conceal

2

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

4

corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

1

pride; dignity; self-respect

1

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

1

flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics

2

to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of

1

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

2

to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

4

final; eventual; ultimate

2

to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

1

well; now; then

7

violent; rough

1

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

2

good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient

1

cake

1

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

2

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

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light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy

2

chain; chains

2

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

5

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

2

strong person; the strong; the powerful

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topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

3

something like ...; something called ...

5

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession

1

to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune

1

OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary

2

one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance

2

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill

2

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

4