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consensus; collective will; collective opinion

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unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

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curt; point-blank

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left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable

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fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate

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recognition of services

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to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

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beyond comparison; incomparable

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middle point; median point; middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)

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hardships; privation

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hardship; toil; trouble

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to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout

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progress; advance; improvement; development

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shout of abuse; jeers; boos

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expansion; swelling; increase; growth

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nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be

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to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

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as you want; as you will

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to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be

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to be relieved of one's post

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draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie

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ordinary citizen; the general public

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private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular

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sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

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arhat

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smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it

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to feel oneself indebted to

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I pray; I wish

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rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing

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external; outside

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if you think about it; come to think of it

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vain person; ostentatious person; show-off

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harassment; pestering

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to have sex with

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meaning; called; said

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hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret

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search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

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to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

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not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word

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well-informed person

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shady; underhanded; questionable

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commencing with; including

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to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

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very; much

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(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

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to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

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to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain

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legal

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in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma

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generosity

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