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to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches

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you; (arch.) your residence

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feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

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lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering

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for the present; for the time being

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after breakfast

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change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange

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hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)

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to detain; to take into custody

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house arrest

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supervised; under surveillance

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being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)

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the other; the other one

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to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

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department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family

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opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

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taking (a class); studying; completion (of a course)

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taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course

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multiple choice (e.g. question)

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qualified person; certified person; licensed person; eligible person

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scramble (for)

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replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching

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staying behind; remaining; residual

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severe; fierce; stern

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overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)

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Imperial Guards

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important post; important office; key position

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barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

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transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully

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privileged path to high status (e.g. in business, education, etc.); fast track to success; road to success

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inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

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to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!

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jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry

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sensual love; love affair

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to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)

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soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish

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student in a higher grade; upperclassman

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to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)

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food and drink; eating and drinking

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celebration; auspicious occasion

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company dormitory

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concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design

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restaurant that only serves set meals

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having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content

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overall

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tax yields; revenue

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license system; licence system; permit system; approval basis

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full of; brimming with

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so to speak

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hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship

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