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(starting) from nothing; from scratch

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copying in entirety (verbatim)

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to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after

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jurist; lawyer; legal scholar

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copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy

1

spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad

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shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources

2

sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment

1

(feeling of) trust

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dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency

1

assize; court; legislature

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executive power; authority

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democratic

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legislative power

2

foundation; root; basis; root and trunk

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segregation; separation; independence

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extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument

1

mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration

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former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)

5

lecture; sermon; preaching; scolding; preaching; moralizing

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herewith; from this

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on Earth; on the earth

3

intellectual

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distinction; discrimination

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slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly

1

straight-laced person; stubborn person

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adoration; admiration; devotion

2

conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable

1

bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

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a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone

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to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable

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one's post; place of work; workplace

1

(in) one's absence

5

to visit frequently

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to look angrily at; to look with anger in one's eyes

1

handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up

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to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know

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feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance

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forgetfulness

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something small; something petty; trifle

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old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged

1

thank you very much

1

to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel

1

bright; intelligent

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state secrets; secrets of the state

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confidential information

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key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term

1

to be eloquent; to have a way with words

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with resolution

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faithful; sincere

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