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chief executive

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status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

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at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime

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this is why; this means; it is the case that

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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naval battle

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military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service

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to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

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on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

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to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden

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hearsay; rumor; grapevine

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then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

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to that extent

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knowledge; information

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keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills

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insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance

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senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

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to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

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switching over to; migration; transition

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as; because; with; due to

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expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

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to carry in; to bring in

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leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

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destroying; annihilating; eradicating

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to show; to display

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to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)

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guess; conjecture

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tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

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molars; back teeth

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient

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to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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group; bunch; crowd; group

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to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them

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to ambush

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turning round (a ship); changing course; veering

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inclusion; complete coverage; comprehensiveness

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leaving to chance; leaving to fate

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

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to smash; to crush

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admirable; laudable

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to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

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fighting spirit

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