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paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring

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war funds; war expenditures; military spending

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food; foodstuff; prey; victim

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vested rights

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harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady

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clothes

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tax yields; revenue

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war expenditures

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round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money

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to use up; to squander

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bond; deed; contract

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forcibly; by force; against one's will

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requisition; commandeering; conscription

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a certain ...; some ...

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thoughts; thinking

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world; society; people; the public

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baby; infant

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to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

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opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

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imperial edict; decree

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to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

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obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

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that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the

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to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted

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subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing

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as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

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unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

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court service

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executives; top management; governing body

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power struggle

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to feel a chill run down one's spine

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classified information; top secret

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to expel; to drive out

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rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason

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to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

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yes it is!; it surely is; certainly

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outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious

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martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)

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patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

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ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself

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continuation; succession; series; continuous

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rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly

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lane; alley

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foreign country

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details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view

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to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)

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to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt

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revenge; retaliation

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to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

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that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me

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