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to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on

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iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow

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bookmaker

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sword that cuts iron

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monkey-like face (e.g. protruding ears); simian features

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nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den

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stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands

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to smoke a cigarette

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Fujiko

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showing no fear, even of God

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to hypnotize; to hypnotise

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floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy

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to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea

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chances of winning (a bet); odds

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high purity

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in large quantities

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boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

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broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

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oyster; oyster shell

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to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

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new technology

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stunt; feat

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smoke; smoked

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Euro-; euro (the currency)

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shoplifting; shoplifter

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Leonardo

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signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

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equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split

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they

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too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot

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performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

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poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!

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to make a fool of someone

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silence; stillness; quietness

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peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades

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to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned

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chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail

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(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing

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to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare

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three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)

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to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb

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magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio

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gang; gangster

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simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie

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success; prosperity; boom

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split among friends; falling out; internal discord

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snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

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to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself

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lady; ready

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ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

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