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to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as

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even (e.g. even a child)

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this world; this life; world of the living

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

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rather; better

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to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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something like ...; something called ...

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impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

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occurrence; happening; incident; event

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(one's) life

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to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

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gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

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onlooker; bystander

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ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

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cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

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impulse; urge; impetus

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to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

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life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

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sorrow; grief; sadness

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therefore; consequently

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to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

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how many people

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

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tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

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half a year; six months

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(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank

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to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

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War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)

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dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)

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Austria

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army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

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occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)

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whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force

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warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war

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vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel

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to throw into

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(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat

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dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

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to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)

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comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

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borrowed thing

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)

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to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

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