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the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

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vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

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to kick hard

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even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

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sworn brother; buddy; pal

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even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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to do someone in; to bump someone off

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philosophy

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at times; occasionally

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silence (not speaking); muteness

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to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

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to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

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crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

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to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

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manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

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(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

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to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

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gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence

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to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

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what

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hey there; I say; see here

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Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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-made; make

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milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter

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departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

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straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

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Blowback (firearms)

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Makarov (Russia)

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private message; PM; post-meridiem; afternoon; project manager; product manager; particulate matter

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to be needed; to be wanted

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desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

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to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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to be conspicuous; to stand out

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election loss; rejection

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one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

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phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress

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modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

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really; truly; indeed; good grief

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nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

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fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into

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at least; at most; (even) just

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