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running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)

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grain-producing region

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mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

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laughing matter

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level ground; plain; flatland

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main theater of war; principal battlefield

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military shoes; combat boots

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fort; stronghold; fortification

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provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities

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entering a city

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to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

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you could say that

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immigration check; immigration inspection

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barrier; checkpoint; checking station

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to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding

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quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

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gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor

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a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

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to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

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recent years

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closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground

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look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

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stranger; outsider

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dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

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to beat the hell out of

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killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

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going on a pleasure jaunt

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I'm hungry

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dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop

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occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

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to chop (a branch, etc.)

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distribution center; distribution centre

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to get slightly dirty (all over)

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

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bottom price

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grain; cereal; corn

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to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

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to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things

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obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)

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strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand

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hostility; animosity; enmity

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at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else

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large enterprise; big business; large undertaking

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blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

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renegotiation

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to become complicated

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three-dimensional

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to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

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lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

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