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the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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time; hour; moment

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other

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worst; worst-case (scenario)

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being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind

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to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable stand (idly) by; to be unable to look on with indifference; to be unable to remain a mere spectator

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to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

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inattention; absent-mindedness

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one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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to change one's mind

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to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)

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smile

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chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events

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perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

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according to (someone)

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deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)

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intention; aim; design

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no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be

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godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall

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to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward

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as soon as possible

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(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure

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to squeeze out; to wring out

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to speak; to say; to vocalize

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visit (from someone); call

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to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity

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tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly

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

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bang; whump; boom

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violent explosion; bursting

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fireworks

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to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

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event; function

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of late; lately; this part; this point; here

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merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures

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direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

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the

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to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful

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called; known as; that; to say

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

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to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)

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to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

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to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum

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instead; but (on the other hand)

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to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

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with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap

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