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national affairs

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volunteer; volunteering

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time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

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live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service

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detention; custody; confinement; internment

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devote oneself to; to do as one pleases; to act selfishly

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foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

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during absence from home

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to go to; to proceed to; to leave for

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words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology

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pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

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formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person

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(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

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affirmation; affirmative (logic)

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commander; general; leader

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official; civil service

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause

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by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

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discipline; training; teaching manners

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modern person; people of today

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(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

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zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

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highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)

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last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order

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supreme wisdom

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very stupid (person); great fool; oneself

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to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

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town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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each house; every house; many houses

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singing and (string) music

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with a friendly grin; smilingly

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butcher's knife; chef's knife

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but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

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dubious; puzzled; suspicious

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ago; since; before; previous

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to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated

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to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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singing and (string) music

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to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

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cross-examination; retort; asking in return

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explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

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to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

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one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

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dollar; money; cash

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article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though

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to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in

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