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wind of impermanence (that ends people lives, like the wind scattering a flower's petals)

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to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

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completion; perfection; accomplishment

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scruff of the neck

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

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pitch-black; jet-black

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to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

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to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

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appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)

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with a whack; smack; slap

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at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice

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to be smeared; to be covered

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

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phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo

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to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam

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saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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to frown; to scowl

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whole face; all over one's face

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slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up

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vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

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to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)

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how many; how old

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finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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category; category

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

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to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)

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to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)

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ill-omened; unlucky

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kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices

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to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

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you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

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with a (light) slapping sound

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to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

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at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

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wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

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posture; position; stance

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huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

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to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

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fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent

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to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

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office (e.g. the Oval Office)

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to meet; to greet

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to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

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to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote

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highest grade; top class

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equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

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