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god tree (Ailanthus)

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funny story; funny anecdote

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choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position

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predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

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national armed forces

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being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

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reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup

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to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

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distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

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three-way deadlock

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while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

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one's future course

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(one) line; (one) row

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order (for an item); request; demand; condition

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to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply

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taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative

1

coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay

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by all means; no matter what; at any rate

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to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

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let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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concern; interest

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to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

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foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea

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skyscraper

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to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)

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charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate

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foolish; stupid

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existential threat; life-or-death crisis

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this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life

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apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous

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the ways of the world; human nature

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every direction

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impatience

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to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

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to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down

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loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

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reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding

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safety; security

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starting (construction) work

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invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression

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bow; bowing

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marriage; matrimony

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well!; huh; my, my

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to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

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sealed letter

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main; principal; chief; primary; major

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letter; note

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