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leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase

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pitfall; trap; pit

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calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

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narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication

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Meiji period (1868-1912)

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Ookubo Toshimichi (1830-1878)

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Russian Revolution (1917-1923)

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KGB (Soviet Union intelligence agency)

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secret police

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founder; organizer; organiser

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Dzerzhinski; Dzerzhinskii; Dzierzhnskii

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turning point; transition phase

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to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

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to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)

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relativity

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intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

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necessary evil

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best

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without; unless; have to do

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plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

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not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

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realistic; pragmatic

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plan; measure; means; scheme; policy

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stoicism

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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individual; one by one; separate; each

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close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent

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goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

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will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

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after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

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scoundrel; rascal; villain

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ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

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example; illustration; precedent

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

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language; lung

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to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

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liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

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to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed

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to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

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relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting

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capacity; volume; capacitance

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glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)

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with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once

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bonbon

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federation; federal state; United States of America

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George Bush

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influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely

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to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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bush; thicket; shrub; copse

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