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to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet

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losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent

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secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting

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make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking

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to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together

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with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

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(on) the same day

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favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape

1

to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid

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competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm

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middle-aged man

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(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless

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very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon

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unless one ...; if one does not ...

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to take on a role; to take part

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full cooperation

1

unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable

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layout map; block plan; layout plan

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the same as this

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restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

2

without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable

2

appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

2

fortress; stronghold; citadel

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unexpected; unforeseen; strange

2

unloading (a ship); landing

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to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of

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to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

1

branch (of a larger organization); local chapter

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objective; aim; mark

2

frequency; rate of occurrence

1

Rostam

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Helga; Helge

2

blow; shock; strike; batting

2

to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

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gradual progress

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chief executive

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

2

senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

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to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

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to show; to display

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to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page

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to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)

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to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see

2

group; bunch; crowd; group

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to ambush

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glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal

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craving; longing; thirsting

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zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

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to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain

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