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at this rate

1

reply; response

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

2

losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown

4

serious illness

1

resignation

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to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets

1

citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class

2

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

1

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

2

disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves

1

(power of) imagination

2

information control

1

inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart

1

without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of

1

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

1

is that so?

1

secret information; intelligence

7

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

2

of course; certainly; naturally

2

appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink

1

support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation

1

reinforcement; strengthening

1

transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

1

actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living

1

safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury

1

on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

2

judgement; judgment; connoisseur

1

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

travel expenses

1

counterintelligence; counterespionage

2

causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart

1

not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)

1

desire; appetite; lust

3

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

1

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

1

not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent

1

to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

1

to think too much; to be over-concerned

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geography

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

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intervening

2

war; fighting; fierce competition

2

the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)

1

kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

1

trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers

2

to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

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that in itself; as such

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