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divine command; heaven's will

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earth and stones

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model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern

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antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times

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local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated

2

spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion

1

colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated

1

volcanic eruption

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water vapour; water vapor; steam

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avalanche of earth and rocks; debris flow; mudslide; landslide

1

spearhead

2

shock; tremor; impact; vibration

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protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval

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to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control

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to cut off the retreat

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to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained

1

to have a chill run down one's spine

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purification

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bitch; shameless woman

1

gun

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death sentence

1

famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated

1

countermeasure

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kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

1

extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling

3

frostbite; chilblains

1

worldly wisdom; secret of success in life

1

beyond one's control; nothing one can do

1

to become poor; to be poor

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reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)

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to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth

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breaking down; defeating; abolishing

3

time limit

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not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to

1

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

1

expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility

1

survival strategy

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lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head

1

pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf

1

unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely

1

slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy

1

target area (e.g. archery); range (e.g. rifle, firing)

1

high-ranking; senior

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commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane

1

bokken; wooden sword

3

one-to-one; one-on-one

1

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

3

to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)

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to pinch; to nip

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treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

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