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to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge

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severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

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worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker

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gist; main point

2

composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation

2

to settle (a dispute)

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to survive

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café au lait

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(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy

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to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance

2

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

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to be resolved; to make up one's mind; to steel oneself; to come to a decision

1

trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

middle of the night; dead of night

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cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying

1

official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation

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repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well

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pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

3

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

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to soothe and humor; to coax

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lantern; lanthanum (La)

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to waver in one's resolution

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to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf

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scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

5

road sign; signpost

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to build up a hypothesis

3

sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)

2

in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time

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to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

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to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match

2

asphalt

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spread; span; expanse; extent

2

to lose hope

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to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs

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to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)

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worldly desires; materialistic desires

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valley; ravine; gorge; canyon

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symbol

2

distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification

1

horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse

2

relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage

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Steppe Route (precursor to the Silk Road)

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limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

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to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

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indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless

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(the thing) itself

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smooth (of hair, skin, etc.); glassy; silky; glossy

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one may well say so, but ...; even more than

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orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

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urban areas; the streets; town; city

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