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highly directional microphone

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to provide; to arrange; to install

3

stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style; established trope; beloved stock formula (in entertainment); time-honored routine

3

small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master

6

stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter

4

practical problem; practical matter

5

question; interpellation

2

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

3

one's mind; one's heart; one's intention

2

cloistered rule; government by cloistered emperors

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sole prerogative; exclusive prerogative

1

assistant; adjunct; lieutenant

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neutrality

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live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

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duty; obligation

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obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

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elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people

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favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias

2

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

2

sporadic

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high waves; heavy seas

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desperation; despair; self-abandonment

2

desperation; self-abandonment

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silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

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to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

2

fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

5

proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)

1

program director; programme director; facilitator; steering committee (chair)

1

naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious

2

agitator

1

unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage

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elucidation; explicit statement; specification

2

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

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acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for

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gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)

3

electronic voting; e-voting

3

majority (vote)

1

approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage

1

general policy speech; speech held by the Prime Minister of Japan at the start of a special or extraordinary Diet session

1

ballot paper; voting paper

4

desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform

1

cute

2

singer

1

to be full of pride; to be boastful

1

modest; humble

3

friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like

4

eloquence; oratory

1

political views

1

political measures; policy

8

inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance

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