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success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

2

somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded

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cafeteria

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to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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having many difficulties in store; grim prospects

1

slime

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suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly

1

military uniform

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starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation

1

reading (books)

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to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless

1

period of youth; while young

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to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

1

to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

drinking bout; merrymaking

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to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do

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alcohol; sake

1

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

1

canteen; post exchange; PX

1

lady-killer; philanderer

1

playboy

1

mood

1

surely; certainly

1

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

1

looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia

1

low class; poor quality

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security force; public safety force

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fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

1

(the thing) itself

2

friendly; amicable

1

firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot

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to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

3

bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker

1

to sit on a seat

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array; muster; line-up; full force

1

to break into (houses here and there); to rampage

1

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

1

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

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love; adoration

1

band of robbers; gang of thieves

2

distinction; discrimination

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one's seat; one's desk

1

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

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casualties; the killed and wounded

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vigilance committee; vigilante corps

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severely wounded person

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big catch (fishing); good haul

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blunder; bungle; gaffe

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