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or; either ... or ...

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to pretend; to feign

2

one pair (in poker)

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

1

precious; valuable

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

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double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid

2

because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every

1

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

4

to hear of; to learn of

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

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(written) challenge

1

character; traits; ethos

1

nature; disposition

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immediate reply

1

theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics

1

righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

14

ability; faculty

1

show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show

2

return; reversion; comeback; carriage return

4

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

2

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

1

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

2

to bet money

3

now that; since; so long as; because

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intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

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intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

1

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

1

roadside

1

stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

2

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

2

to help each other; to cooperate

1

to abandon; to give up on; to desert

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

7

hostility; antagonism; opposition

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

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to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted

1

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

4

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

1

to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

1

affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship

1

implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization

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