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virtue

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to blame; to find fault with

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opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure

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head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head

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in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly

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(fish) biting at every cast

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book of secrets

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stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils

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black marketeer; black market trader

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person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

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to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer

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slow; dim

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mid-stream; middle course; middle class

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spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser

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original (document, copy, work, text, etc.); root; origin; source

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root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation

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original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-

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shorthand; stenography

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seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading

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single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell

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to shut up; to imprison

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exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

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illicit sale; smuggling; bootlegging; trafficking

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

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true state; actual condition; reality

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1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness

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to make one's rounds; to patrol

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lineage; pedigree; family line

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moth

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common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known

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to easily attain victory; to dupe; to swindle

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true character; real nature

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hereabouts; around there; that area

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absolute beginner; complete amateur

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earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)

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guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer

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after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

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mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

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(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews

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belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)

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degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety

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status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

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high and low; rise and fall

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reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos

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by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently

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delusion; trick of the imagination

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cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink

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bandage; dressing

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sales promotion; hard selling

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to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front

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