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to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

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the next era

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huge mound; heap; pile

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to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

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soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)

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to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

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next generation; future generation

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to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

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hostility; antagonism; opposition

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20 years old; (arch.) twenty

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(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

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to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

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unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

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poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

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the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate

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absolute

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sense of security

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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unjust; inhuman

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discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

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to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

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remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

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firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

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protest; objection

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oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

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with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

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wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point

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speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

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to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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twice; again; second time

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

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probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

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inspection; observation

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to moan; to groan

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disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity

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feebleness; weakness; imbecility

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health; healthy; sound; fit

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(the thing) itself

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regret; repentance; remorse

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copybook; model; pattern

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for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

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strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses

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serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

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weak point; unskillfulness

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choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

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to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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