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precedent

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lottery; drawn lot

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to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others

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dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish

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big arm; brawny arm

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to put one's strength into

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large biceps; well-developed biceps

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp

1

peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades

1

to prohibit

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mere; simple; sheer

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to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

1

down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with

1

bare hand; empty hand

6

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

1

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

1

short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty

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no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as

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flash; brandish

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

2

500; five hundred; many

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to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

1

output (electrical, signal, etc.)

1

outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

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gulpingly; in one gulp

2

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

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to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

2

running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse

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end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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at once; immediately; right now

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representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

4

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

1

to manage something successfully; to be successful

1

over-familiar

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cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

1

to hate; to detest

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now that; since; so long as; because

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to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

1

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

1

(turned out) all right in the end

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to glance at; to glimpse

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behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

1

barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

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quarrel; dispute

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right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

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left ear

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to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

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cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)

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dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

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