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snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

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some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

2

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

impostor; imposter; pretender; liar

1

to get scolded severely

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to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise

1

we; us

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then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

to hate; to dislike

1

pushy; pushing; self-assertive

1

one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

1

grimace; sullen face

1

on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

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mobilization; mobilisation

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one's person

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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

1

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

1

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

1

lower position

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here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

2

like; as if; the same as

1

to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

1

to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

3

attendant; attendance upon another

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call; invitation

2

to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect

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pedestal

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height (of body); stature

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ninety; 90

2

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

2

moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

2

glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

1

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

1

pupil (of eye); eye

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(one's) age

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

3

awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

1

to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own

1

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

4

to form a group; to form a bunch

1

to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance

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anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

2

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

2

group (usu. of people)

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originator; founder

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half century

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