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(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation

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very; extremely; that is

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with a start; in a fright; alarmedly

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Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)

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just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

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stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person

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shopping; purchased goods

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ice cream

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

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full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

5

walk; stroll

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pillbox

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bunker; covered trench; dugout

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to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt

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abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon

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to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

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tank (military vehicle); chariot

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bribe; sweetener; douceur

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demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

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police officer; policeman; constable

1

classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)

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to shake off

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to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

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commander; commanding officer; CO

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request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

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through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment

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passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

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anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

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(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

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proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly

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probable; likely

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munitions; military stores

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diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels

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to buy; to purchase; to buy out

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moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment

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amassing of wealth

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to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest

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to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

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to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)

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killing two birds with one stone

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dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife

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zone; area; belt; region

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this area; around here

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modern

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to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with

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listing

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under construction

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