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to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

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to pin a crime on

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

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presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

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judicial branch (of government); judicial organ

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usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

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administration of justice

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power; authority; jurisdiction

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(imperial) edict

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laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)

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registry; registration

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king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

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offering an opinion (to a superior, the government, etc.); proposal; suggestion; advice

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legislation; lawmaking

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administration; governance; the authorities; authority

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to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

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feigning ignorance; acting dumb

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cooperation; collaboration

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thank you

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retreating figure; appearance from behind

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reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

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request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

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system; institution; organization; organisation

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criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

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collecting; assembling

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to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

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to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

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a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

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honesty doesn't pay; life is unfair

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society; the world; the times

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to grow fat

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scoundrel; rascal; villain

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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wishes of a deceased person; dying wish

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restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion

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gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence

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thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

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blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

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to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

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effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

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this much; this amount

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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honor; honour; credit; prestige

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hell

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somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

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last week; the week before

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