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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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having said that; on the other hand

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exactly as stated; verbatim

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on hand; readily available

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to take command; to give direction

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leadership; generalship

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equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival

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favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice

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sound effect

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territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

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to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

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so to speak; so to call it; as it were

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origin; beginning

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tutorial

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profoundly memorable

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Monday

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foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity

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mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

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request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

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almost; roughly; approximately

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every place; various places

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dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

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to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

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source of income

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

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same; similar; (just) like; equal

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to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

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to be lacking in options; to be too few

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armed forces; military; troops

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to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)

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area; region

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prohibition; inhibition; ban

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invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable

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to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

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blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

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means of transportation; transport service

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(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

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nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops

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entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual

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swallowing; understanding; apprehension

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for today; for the time being

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blood vessel; vein

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to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)

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to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

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meaningless; pointless

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to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

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