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frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous

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soft

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classical form of martial art

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bad habit; bad habits

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fulcrum

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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portion; section; part

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losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down

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to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

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(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

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gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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one month

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to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

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monster

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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself

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rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

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tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

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without

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hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

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unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

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gasp; pant

5

heyday; golden age

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skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

1

to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

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little by little

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satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

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(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

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at least; at most; (even) just

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forcibly; against one's will

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

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disposition; temperament; temper; nature

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disorder; disturbance; unrest

1

scoundrel; rascal; villain

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rampancy; prevalence; domination

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people; citizens; subjects; folk

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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hedge; fence; border; limit

1

everywhere; all over; throughout

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evil spirits of rivers and mountains

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relation; connection

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even

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to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

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magic; sorcery; incantation

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foreign enemy; outside invader

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aggression; invasion; raid

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to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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cannibalism; anthropophagism

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