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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

3

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

2

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

8

unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool

1

gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

1

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

1

what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding

1

to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

2

huge; gigantic; enormous

2

solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout

4

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

3

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

1

nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib

1

barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index

1

Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)

1

self-centered; self-centred; selfish

1

to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm

1

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

3

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1

going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

4

dilemma

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

1

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

2

police inspector

1

assistant inspector

1

police officer; policeman; constable

1

Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police

1

post; official position; managerial position; executive position

1

an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging

1

praise; glorification; extolment

1

making a show of one's faults

1

smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth

4

to wear away; to rub down; to abrade

1

stereotype

1

god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself

1

great difference

1

human-like; quite human

3

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

1

humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

1

being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

2

load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility

1

clear; distinct; evident; definite

1

opinion; point of view; visual point

2

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

1