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mineral water

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three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

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rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up

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feigned sleep; playing possum

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both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other

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report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing

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(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad

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gleamingly; shinily

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(verbal) message; word (from someone)

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to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset

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assembly hall; the House

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force (bulldoze) one's way through

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free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable

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obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded

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advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

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uncle; old man; mister

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timewise; temporal; chronal

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opening of a meeting

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departure

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even

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front row

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Greece

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place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

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semicircular

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semicircle

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to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc

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one's family; one's clan

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many scholars

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to all be in attendance (at a meeting, etc.); to all gather together

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outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

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vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye

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split; division; break up

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negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement

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trial; judgement; judgment

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folding fan

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university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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lecture hall; lecture room

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unfortunately; sorry, but ...

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to acquire a position; to hold an appointment

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cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

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pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking

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to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy

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(not) a single person; (no) one

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thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously

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facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)

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to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)

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to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with

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to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do

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