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to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with

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advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

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that's a different matter; that's a different story

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bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)

1

to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)

1

return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit

1

citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots

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those who have it (esp. wealth) have it; it does exist (somewhere); there are places where you can find it

1

strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)

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to come out completely; to be fully expressed (of views, ideas, etc.); to be aired fully; to be exhausted; to run out

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influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely

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small and medium

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to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

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to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

2

the unvarnished truth

1

weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful

1

five (long cylindrical things)

1

huge; gigantic; enormous

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every single word and phrase; word by word

1

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

1

riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

1

(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation

2

control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

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self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally

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mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

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standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

1

rival; competitor; competition

1

to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)

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freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government); releasing information (of an organization or an individual); making public

1

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

2

hiding; concealment

1

fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry

2

(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing

1

(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle

1

(making something a) political issue

1

third

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to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with

1

to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

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brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint

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talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

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to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

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establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation

2

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

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straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

1

full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)

1

exchange of information

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transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution

1

acceptance

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result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

3

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

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