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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

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rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy

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cause; origin; source

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to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around

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reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)

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to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

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source of income

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eavesdropping; tapping

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overlooking; turning a blind eye

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker

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steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy

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taking care of something by oneself; self-management

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to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out

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damn kids; brats

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painful experience

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losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal

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taking care of someone

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never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

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most important

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parasitism

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insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

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use of (military) force

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cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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threat; menace; coercion; blackmail

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expression; phraseology

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to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it

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moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical

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class; heading; group; category

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big problem; major issue; big controversy

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penalty

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warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)

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fixed interval; fixed period

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cleaning out mud from a ditch or drain

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paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster

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effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

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to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

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agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

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opinion; point of view

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to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

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board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

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that sort of; like that

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to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

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use of force

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to talk together

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to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch

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we; us

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