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to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted

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fog; mist; spray

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tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

1

to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit

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roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry

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the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

2

three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China

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to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate

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front line; forefront

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ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

2

civilian in military employ

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population; common talk

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service in the first reserve

2

load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

2

military force; military strength

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one may well say so, but ...; even more than

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political strength

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soon; before long; in the near future

1

break in the deadlock

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date; dating

1

to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's

1

to get out of bed; to show a leg

1

departure; leaving; setting off

3

to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to

1

journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

1

setting off (on a trip); departure

1

pair; the two; both persons; both things

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character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

2

heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage

1

collapse; downfall

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hegemony

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believer; adherent

3

unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous

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Protestant

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leather bag

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to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

1

black hair

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none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!

1

reason; right

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to hold up in one's arms

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horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge

1

knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending

1

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

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universally kind person; humane person; philanthropist

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early morning

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neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district

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