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present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

2

taboo

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chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc

3

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

2

panic

3

overreaction

2

official announcement; proclamation

1

abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment

1

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life

2

unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

1

crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack

1

to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse

5

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

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first step

1

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

1

(psychological) trauma

2

root of all evil

2

sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive

1

security system

5

laser

1

to shoot dead; to shoot to death

1

to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

1

mono

1

high-quality goods; luxury item

1

biological weapon

2

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

1

one; one

1

in its entirety; whole; wholly

1

each; every

4

allegory; fable; parable

1

moving; changing residence; change of address

1

reply; answer

2

to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset

3

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

2

investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into

1

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

2

dependence; reliance

1

to build a house

1

discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

1

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

4

deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely

1

control system

2

to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over

2

extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

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chopsticks

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to push away; to push aside; to shove

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

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to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion

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