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opening of hostilities

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excuse; pretext

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plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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to nip (something) in the bud

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to fight against; to oppose; to face

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being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

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to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

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byroad; byway

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to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

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flying column; detached force

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information; making a report (to a superior)

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to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

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three-lips (freshwater fish of the minnow family, Opsariichthys uncirostris)

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overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team

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to turn one's back to

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fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing

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worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

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from the beginning

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convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

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impregnable

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form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

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defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence

1

monetary; financial; pecuniary

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good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit

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suction; sucking

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big problem

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to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

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castle on the plains

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view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook

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barracks

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townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

2

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

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strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

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end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

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due west

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gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth

4

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

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the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields

10

cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made

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impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

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weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

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right in the midst of; right at the height of

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tooth

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toilet; lavatory

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stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

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desperate

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dictation; verbal statement

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to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)

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to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

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