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happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

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we

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Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens

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to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

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so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

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ah; oh; hey!

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tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

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consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

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three people

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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game; contest; bout

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envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

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adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone

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very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

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(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

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pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

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to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

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speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

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Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe

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measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

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how; in what way; how about

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independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

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to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

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huh?; what's up?

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

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calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation

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level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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teacher; instructor; professor

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atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

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carelessly; inattentively

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to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

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to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

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you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

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victory or defeat; victory and defeat

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

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this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

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