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topic of discussion; agenda

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to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

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at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

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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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ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

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to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

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

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worst; worst-case (scenario)

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to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of

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from now on; hereafter

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to try to do; to attempt to do

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brainwashing

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

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to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

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simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

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to some extent; to a certain extent

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postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence

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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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course of action

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to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

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enemy territory; hostile place

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infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

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to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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case; occasion; situation; circumstances

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collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

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goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

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versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)

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wrist

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difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

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to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

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(a) few; some; several

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

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anyhow; in any case

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to become settled; to be fixed

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plan; measure; means; scheme; policy

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majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

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simple; plain

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to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

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to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

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to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

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complexity; complex; complicated

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to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

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to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

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self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

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