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three people

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expert

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discovery; detection; finding

1

to chop (a branch, etc.)

1

in the future; another day; later

2

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

1

bravery; prowess

1

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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to be the case that

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firmly; plentifully; with all one's might

1

pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

3

barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China

1

origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

1

able official; capable official

1

domestic affairs; internal administration

2

diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

1

extensive; wide; broad

1

line; row; rank; list

1

to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

1

wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else

1

paperwork

1

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

1

branch; subdivision

1

peace

6

chief; head; leader

1

ruffian; rowdy (person)

1

violence; mayhem

1

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

1

to be pressed for time; to be pressed by urgent business; to have one's pants on fire

1

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

1

to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)

1

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

1

professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum

1

this

3

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

2

to be worried; to be troubled

1

to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

1

to shake one's head

2

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1

unconditional surrender

1

to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble

1

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

3

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

1

final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding

1

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; to feel down

1

unjust; inhuman

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to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

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