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not be allowed; must not

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to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower

1

drawing one's sword

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halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

1

tension; strain

1

halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally

4

I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go

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influential man; boss

1

waterworks

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guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark

1

briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously

1

reservoir

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water supply; supplied water; water refill

2

stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock

4

pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank

4

one-sided; partial; unfair

1

water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium

3

to fill (a glass) with water

2

to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel

1

oneself; myself

2

being concerned about or mindful of

1

weather-beaten; bleached skull

1

morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering

1

wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

1

low tone; bass; low voice

1

to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn

1

to raise (one's voice)

1

reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

1

to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal

1

basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...

2

precondition; prerequisite

1

quick; quickstep

1

to request earnestly

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going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

1

discriminatory remark; hate speech

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distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

1

I told you so; you see that?

1

rage; anger

1

personal delivery; handing over in person

1

literacy rate

2

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

4

shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit

1

calculation; self-interest; selfishness

1

management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)

1

investment

3

permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting

1

solution; solution strategy

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to complain about one's hard lot

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rush work; crash program; working on a crash basis; working at top speed

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everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled

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