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preliminary investigation

2

suspicious

2

-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of

3

ecclesiastical authority; (church) educational authority; teacher's rights; teacher's authority

1

business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise

1

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move

3

quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

1

cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

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very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

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degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

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three people

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throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

3

woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)

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one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

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demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

2

really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely

3

street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)

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someone; somebody

1

to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order

1

older brother

2

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained

1

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

2

compared to

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if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...

3

to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears

1

face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)

1

excuse; explanation

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another name; nickname; alias; synonym

1

follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

1

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

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to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

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to step forward; to volunteer

2

demand for; request

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special duty

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processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

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don't worry; no worries; never mind

1

to increase; to multiply

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above all else; more than anything

1

preference; priority; precedence; right of way

2

trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant

1

to look down on; to make light of

1

support; backing; aid; assistance

4

Andrew

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to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)

1

forelock; bangs

2

to cut and prepare (stones)

2

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

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first half

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ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless

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reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

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