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prior investment; upfront investment

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to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

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one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

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forcefulness of speech; influential voice

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implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

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at once; immediately; right now

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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parting ways after a quarrel

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achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

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reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding

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to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet

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to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge

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to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic

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to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead

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goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

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disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

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neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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neutrality

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touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip

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injury; harm; evil influence; damage

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paper strip (around parcels, banknotes, etc.)

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to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)

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selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage

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input

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reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

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to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam

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luckily; happily

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fresh

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boiled egg

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fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg

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omelette; omelet

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bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

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tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet

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all that one has; all that there is; the whole

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width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

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cook; chef

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angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger

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to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

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going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

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to explain the situation

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to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)

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fist

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rage; fury; exasperation; indignation

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expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

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two guilty parties tried and punished together

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briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly

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