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collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

1

quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already

1

to mimic; to imitate

1

official announcement; proclamation

2

sooner or later

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily

1

idea

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in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

3

topic of discussion; agenda

1

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

1

preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit

1

this day last week; a week ago today

1

to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block

2

fuel

1

robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead

1

roadside; wayside

3

restart; reboot

1

points (in a group tournament ranking system); wins; score

1

Aida

1

triumphant return; returning in triumph

1

therefore; for that reason; such being the case

1

strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious

1

to act; to take action

2

pedestrian traffic

1

pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café

1

very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

2

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

great; grand; extensive; large-scale

1

dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

1

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

1

the preceding visitor

1

to get; to obtain; to come by; to find

1

lawn; grass; turf

7

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

1

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

1

fast pace; quick pace

4

(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly

1

pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused

1

direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)

7

to be born

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if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested

4

to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order

1

to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers

1

one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword

1

to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)

1

feeling elated; being excited; high spirits

1

playing house

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