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to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

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to argue vehemently

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obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

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injury; harm; evil influence; damage

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to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

4

lie; fib; falsehood; untruth

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)

4

march; advance

2

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

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Molten Corporation

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Fredholm

5

standing at attention; standing stiffly upright

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class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

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drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office

2

multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes

2

for one thing ...

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and; as well as

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closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully

2

lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point

2

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

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fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey

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same number

4

introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part

7

to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple

1

to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

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hair style; coiffure; hairdo

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to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh

5

aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose

1

speculation; thinking; meditation

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to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

3

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

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to leave as is; to ignore

3

technological development

1

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

2

in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

4

arbitration; intercession; mediation

2

going through; going via; going by way of

1

written request; written demand

2

to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily

3

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth

3

big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome

3

number of persons; personnel

3

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

4

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

8

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

2

leader; authority; mainstay

1

to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

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to go out and away; to leave

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being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to

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