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to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop

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tedious; boring; being fed up with

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(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

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system of guilt by association (especially that of Japanese election law, which stipulates that an elected official may lose his position if someone in his campaign commits a crime)

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(social) position; status

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forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding

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insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising

2

influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

2

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

2

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

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to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)

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slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear

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slave; servant; slavery

2

quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

2

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

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excuse; explanation

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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punishment; penalty

2

to hesitate; to waver

1

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

2

death penalty; capital punishment

2

wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

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to be subject to punishment; to be punished

1

execution

2

two times; twice; two degrees

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bribe; money under the table

2

immigration check; immigration inspection

1

preference; priority; precedence

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injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

1

exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)

1

adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship

1

(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage

1

judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review

4

to make public

1

clear writing; specification

1

illegal; illicit; unlawful

1

item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

2

to take the form (of); to assume a shape

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crime; offence; offense

1

deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely

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target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

2

I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

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(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

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accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one

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to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

2

being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment

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flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

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