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grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri

2

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)

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leather

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glove; mitten; mitt

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skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

1

look, look!

2

director; trustee

1

bilge water

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it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary

2

the other day; a few days ago

1

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

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to lure; to invite out

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to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

2

unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely

2

to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat

1

puddle; pool of water

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to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)

1

undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck

1

to triumph; to be elated with success

1

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

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victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

2

to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon

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chance; opportunity

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to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

2

here; with this

3

above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

1

strongest

3

to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer

1

solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition

1

to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over

2

watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

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to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

5

as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious

2

victim; injured party; sufferer

2

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

2

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

6

to be damaged; to receive damage

1

dozens; scores of; decades

3

to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted

1

rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle

1

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

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management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

6

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

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frightening; terrifying

4

visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call

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image; figure; figure; form; image

3

peach (Prunus persica)

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worthless thing; trivial thing

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