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festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

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meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally

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fortress; stronghold; citadel

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real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

1

metropolis; large city

2

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

2

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

2

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

1

dozens; scores of; decades

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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

to approach; to draw near

3

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

3

landing

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(season of) winter

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crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products

1

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

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just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

2

to surround; to crowd around

3

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

2

main street

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fully armed; armed to the teeth

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polite; courteous; hospitable

3

escort (e.g. under guard); convoy

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coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

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to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

5

low voice; whisper

4

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

2

going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

3

unarmed; without weapons

1

guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)

9

point-blank range

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intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely

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they; them

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hostility; animosity; enmity

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

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polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

2

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

3

commanding officer

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skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity

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no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents

2

what nationality

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surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

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dealing with; coping with

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that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

3

use of force

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