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fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault

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what

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dim; gloomy

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dispersing; vanishing

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disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

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like; as if; the same as

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(not) one

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to be found

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pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery

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board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel

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what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

3

master; expert

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immediately; right away; on the spot

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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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resignation; giving up the game for lost

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you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)

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to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss

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very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

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truth; reality

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awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

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quickly; calmly; intently

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the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

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landlord; landlady

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young person; youth; young

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military family; warrior class

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search; quest; pursuit

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researcher

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family lineage

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when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

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audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level

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early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

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to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)

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to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

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preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

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charisma

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adoration; admiration; devotion

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit

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secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

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to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account

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to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in

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opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

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to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

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officer

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school

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admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation

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career soldier

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to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service

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by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life

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