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the modern era; present day

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borderline; boundary

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inclusion; complete coverage; comprehensiveness

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upper reaches of a river; upstream

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final game; final games; the finals

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upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

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downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

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electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire

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sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain

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maximum permissible level or dosage

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distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

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tanker

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regulation; adjustment; control

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criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation

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measuring by eye

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metafiction

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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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haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

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easy to understand

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expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

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pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

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noun

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verb

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suffix

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curl

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your Highness; his Highness; her Highness

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minority group (party); minority

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(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure

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horseman; rider; jockey

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all on one's own

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public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments

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presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)

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older brother and younger sister

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preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery

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to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

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agent; proxy

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implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

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pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them

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bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

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one should not get involved in a marital quarrel

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same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

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coined word; coinage; neologism

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boundless; limitless; vast; broad

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government official; public official

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two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives

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four characters; four letters

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Mare

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compound word; phrase; collocation; copula

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to make sense; to be meaningful

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pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery

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