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tactics

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8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar

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walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack; walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)

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the chosen people

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blood vessel; blood relationship

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hand-to-hand combat

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influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

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raising an army; launching business

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Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo

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tension; mental strain; nervousness

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nausea; sickness in the stomach

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continuation; succession; series

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resignation; acceptance; consolation

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first match (in a series)

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breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

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headlong rush; rushing recklessly

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first; new

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white circle; white star; victory mark

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(marriage) proposal

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questionnaire (form)

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booing

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in history; ever; historical

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to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch

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one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

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trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation

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to make a serious effort

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murder; homicide; manslaughter

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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matchless; unequalled; unequaled

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to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

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to make an appearance; to show up

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successive championships

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young person; youth; young

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legend; folklore; legend (e.g. on a map); usage guide; (living) legend; icon

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

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missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

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to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about

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(social) position; status

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honor; honour; credit; prestige

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sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

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reason; cause; circumstances

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both in name and reality; both in name and substance

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active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

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prize winner; pennant winner; victor

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if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season

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deep breath

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meaning; called; said

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