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material; materials; data; information; documents

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pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast

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spy; spying

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independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

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the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

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even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...

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top part of the head; crown; parietal region

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glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

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to rock; to shake; to swing

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ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

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to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle

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failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success

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reference; consultation

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to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat

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languid; listless

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relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

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to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

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purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

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setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage

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trivial; trifling

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to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

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to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business

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influence; power; might; influence (of stones)

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to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

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unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

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protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

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to settle (a dispute)

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research institution

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preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice

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to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

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every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

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dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem

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formalin

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pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of

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likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do

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front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind

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fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

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

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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in accordance with; according to

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immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

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near; close by; within reach; familiar

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mining; digging; working (a mine)

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dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

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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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means; method

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supersonic airliner (i.e. the Concorde)

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