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advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)

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(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

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member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress

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athlete

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(bargain) sale

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right in the middle (of); midst; height

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sudden rise; steep climb; trending

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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canvas; base

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unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares

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to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side

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to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology

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all people; everybody

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handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.

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meeting again; reunion

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handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

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symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

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usual state of things

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founder of a religious sect

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believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan

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to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

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worship; adoration; admiration; cult

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ardent; passionate; vehement

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black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence

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suiting all tastes

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leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development

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plan; measure; means; scheme; policy

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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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losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself

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at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway

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east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!

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reporter; journalist

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condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise

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doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

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exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

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constitution; rules; regulation

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to revise (amend) the law

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age limit; age limits

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annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission

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special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

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Rome

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dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically

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government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official

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promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice

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class system

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approval; acceptance; toleration

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all-out confrontation; total confrontation

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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right wing

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middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path

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