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opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure

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right to know; right to access information

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critical; judgmental; censorious; negative

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present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade

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(guarantee of) security

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figurative

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delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

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one grade; first-class; primary

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major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner

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Hamletish; Hamlet-like

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first-class; first-rate

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leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development

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to head home; to leave for home

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condition; figure; appearance; voice

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job; work; duties; trade; skill

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member

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serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of

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ordinary; common; mediocre

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

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extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

3

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

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not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for

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handless; armless; vineless plant; (arch.) sleeveless undergarment; (arch.) sleeveless haori; (arch.) menstruation

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reply; answer; response

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(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

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seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

9

tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean

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omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)

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even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

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to win favour; to win favor

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logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel

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to look downwards; to lower one's eyes

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business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise

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rapid growth

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to grow fat

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to explain adequately; to be accountable

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guiltless; innocent

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driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance

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wear; abrasion

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acrylic (esp. fibre or resin)

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staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location

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concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)

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both hands

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to come to grapples with

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scene of a fire

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refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding

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rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders

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agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination

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