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patrol

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(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious

3

drink

1

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

to establish; to formulate

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clique; faction

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in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

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finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)

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to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far

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Bambi (1942 Disney film); Bambi

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shopping centre; shopping center; shopping mall

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window-shopping; window-gazing

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orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration

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the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more

1

puddle of blood; pool of blood

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with resolution

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fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive

1

major incident; major happening; big scandal

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clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation

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counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW

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running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry

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awfully; terribly

1

homes

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deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

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pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary

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color photo; colour photo

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to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss

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intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

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deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

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straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation

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to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

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bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

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(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly

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Western-style room

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never (before)

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detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

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mass production

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for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other

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workbook; exercise book

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top part; surface

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taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

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taxes in arrears; delinquent tax; overdue tax

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heavy additional tax(ation)

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National Tax Agency (Japan); national taxation agency (e.g. IRS)

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payment of taxes

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planned; scheduled; systematic

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intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)

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country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law

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