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reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

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postwar period; period after Second World War

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring

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to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate

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strictly speaking

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things at hand; personal belongings

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one by one; in detail; minutely

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personal information

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the most extreme

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of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading

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forced; compulsory

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inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit

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sorting; categorization

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file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering

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quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

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decision; agreement

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self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement

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topic of discussion; agenda

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permission; approval; authorization; license

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needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

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to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

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of all people

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joint; seam; joining point

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full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)

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corpse; dead person

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elect (select) few

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

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off-the-record

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please

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the deceased; deaths; persons killed

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tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining

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

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bear; bear

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activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor

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cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

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(romantic) love

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(young) girl; maiden; young lady

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protest; objection

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that's true; of course; obviously

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playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp

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excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)

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laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

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(hand) gesture; movement of the hand

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(one) stroke

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to hold one's tongue; to shut up

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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meaning; called; named; that says; that

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