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sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game

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game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event

2

to reread; to read again

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tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

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dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point

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weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

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to take by surprise

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust

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dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

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fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright

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of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

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to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

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war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

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to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

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call; summons; convening; convocation

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to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

2

pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting

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rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything

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in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

1

trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy

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not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned

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being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche

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cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking

2

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

3

long period (of time)

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missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

4

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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classification; sorting (out); grouping; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)

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addition; supplement; appending; appendix

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self-assertion

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(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

3

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

2

using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can

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(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

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to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight

2

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

2

to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

1

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

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to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive

1

opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

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mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between

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to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

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to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

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results of a scientific investigation; findings

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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to name

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OPAC; online public access catalog

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