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to get help; to enlist aid

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to be pleased with; to be to one's liking

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running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up

1

handful; small amount; small number

1

dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

2

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

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bull's-eye; object of desire; most-coveted goal; male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")

1

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

1

secular affairs; worldly cares; daily routine

1

to return; to come back

1

half a lifetime

2

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

partner; pal; accomplice

1

spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed

1

to make a speech; to address

1

to show in; to usher in

1

to err

2

lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)

1

shyness; bashfulness; shame

1

Aristeides

1

to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

1

public prosecutor

1

normal practice; proper practice

1

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

1

unshakeable (e.g. belief); invincible; steadfastness; firmness; unwavering (e.g. support); absolutely secure

1

to be remembered; to go down in history

1

guidance; protective custody

1

showy; ostentatious

1

form; situation; condition

1

style; form; pattern

1

teacher; wise man; Confucius; the person concerned; you

1

reputation; public opinion

2

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

3

jumble; hodgepodge

1

mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused

1

to have a reason; to have an excuse

1

maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation

1

reactionary

1

two classes; double; two sets

1

ambitious; enterprising

1

earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering

1

to be contrary

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a long time ago

1

mean; base; nasty

2

above all else; more than anything

2

dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)

3

to address

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private message

1

opportunity; chance; time; occasion

2