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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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garlic (Allium sativum)

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to buy up

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classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)

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homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

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check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque

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to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

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Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

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to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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distrust; suspicion

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to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

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expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent

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glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

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soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

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just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

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lucky; fortunate

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proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly

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small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

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Africa

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soon; shortly; nearly; almost

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to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

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Lewes (Britain); Ruisu; Louise; Luis; Luiz; Ruiz

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perfect; perfection; perfect game

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hitting the ball squarely; matching correctly (e.g. engaging a clutch)

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good

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The Walking Dead (TV series)

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weekend

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diss; dissing; disrespect

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moa (extinct, flightless bird formerly found in New Zealand)

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to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

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to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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peta-; 10^15

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seafood

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peninsula; Korea

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Miura Peninsula

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to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland

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cape (on coast)

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cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

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jellyfish; medusa

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salted salmon roe

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restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

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long distance; long haul

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near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

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allergy

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