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both eloquent and skilled

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mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control

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believer; adherent

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oppression; suppression; pressure

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capable of anything; liable to do

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time; season; period; phase; stage

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to interrupt (a person)

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beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

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

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relation; connection; relevance

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to bind up; to tie up

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rosary

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ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

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fashion

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to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap

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array; muster; line-up; full force

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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vein (esp. in head)

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to be enraged; to flip out

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fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment

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raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation

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slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery

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to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition

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fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test

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sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy

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oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm

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to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in

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to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

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what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

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(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

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to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

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finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

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disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

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to inform; to notify; to know; to reign

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game; play; sports

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overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

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craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom

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indescribable; having no way to express

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to be of no importance

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clique; faction

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successor

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sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

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to mow; to reap; to harvest

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next term; next period; next version; next release

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queen; female champion

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

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capable of anything; liable to do

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relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

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battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

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