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communication system

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trouble

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betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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usurpation; taking back; dispossession

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wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse

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departure

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port of call

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hint

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stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

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to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

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sector (of space)

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treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash

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behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

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acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand

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failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

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to have meaning; to be meaningful

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all (there is); as long as there is

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gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

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moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression

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to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

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tail (animal); tail end; tip

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how long; how far; how much

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contradiction; inconsistency

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to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

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to find out

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense

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setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage

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battleship

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destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

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profitable plan; good plan

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impossible

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that's so, isn't it

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enemy side

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months and years

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concealment

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discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure

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unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable

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to be the case that

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quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

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evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

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destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment

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time limit

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physical evidence; material evidence

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mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about

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merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition

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coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane

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alibi

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discoverer

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some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

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