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putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery

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to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

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interference; meddling; butting in

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

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mother

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Earth; the globe

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hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

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dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

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implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization

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bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

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tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

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to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude

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between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish

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this much; this amount

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menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu

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peacekeeping

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duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention

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to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

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reliance; dependence

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tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

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inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated

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environment; circumstance

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commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental

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clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

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to harm; to cause harm to

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if it is the case that ...

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difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

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tool; implement; means; furniture

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justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

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absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

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to make a serious effort

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to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

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trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

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capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

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Isamu

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Noguchi

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artist

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ten; 10; ten years of age

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Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

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police inspector

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engraver; carver; sculptor

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painter; artist

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interior designer

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this sort of

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plan; design; layout

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people (of a country); nation; citizen; national

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