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to be too long

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to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

3

end; break

1

elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career

1

parliamentary election

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

3

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

6

advanced age; old age

3

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

1

memoirs; reminiscences

1

writing (e.g. as a profession)

1

one's remaining years; the rest of one's life

1

staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement

1

abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess

1

opinion; point of view

3

time-limited measure

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(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind

1

key industries

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to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position

1

democratic government

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Yugoslavia

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Josip Broz Tito

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dictatorial

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economic system

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bureaucracy

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regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction

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bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile

1

couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild

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Asian countries; Asian nations

2

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

2

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

1

during the war

5

tenth; tithe

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making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

1

looking like a ...; acting as if a ...

1

formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on

2

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

1

voters; electorate; constituents

1

one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look

1

severe punishment; rigorous measures

1

blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative

1

in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

1

dictatorship

2

starting up (e.g. business, computer)

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corruption

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administrative guidance

2

administrative organization

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unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous

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