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to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort

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nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

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grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing

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(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged

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cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do

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adult male; man

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conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control

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from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...

2

old man; old geezer

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to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up

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economic; financial; fiscal

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to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit

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on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually

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influence; clout; leverage

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expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

2

political strife

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opponent; antagonist

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to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things

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implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

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special; particular; peculiar; unique

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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to boast; to brag; to exaggerate

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completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success

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stale; hackneyed; clichéd

1

to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

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to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through

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so many (that one would want to sell some); more than enough; lots; plenty

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vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight

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(power of) imagination

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aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes

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to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

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flowchart; flow chart

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floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly

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considerable; decent; suitably; reasonably; one matter; one field

3

plan; design; layout

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to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install

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memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad

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to catch off guard; to catch unprepared

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deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score

3

three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)

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numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)

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to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

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faculty (of a university); school; college; department

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attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student

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obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase

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bookkeeping

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financial planner; feature phone

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registered real-estate broker

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divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off

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