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jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box

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all countries; the whole world; universal; all nations

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extensive reading; wide knowledge

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blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!

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abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary

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decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)

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saturation attack

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to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)

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not having long to live

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bullet hell (genre of shoot 'em ups)

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two equal parts; exactly two parts

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(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)

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attacking in waves

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(eruption of) smoke

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postwar period; period after Second World War

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to pieces; into shreds

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destructive blast; blowing up; explosion

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(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease

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laser beam

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range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

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end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

2

doctor's office; medical office; sickbay

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relief squad; rescue party

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to walk away; to saunter off

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being alive

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insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance

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feeling keenly; fully realizing

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to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

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offstage; backstage; behind the scenes

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important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition

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(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor

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to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

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veil of darkness; curtain of night

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in a fluster; in a panic

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to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

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to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

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quietly; soundlessly

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second person

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sixteen; 16

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perfection; flawlessness

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guard station; guard house; guard post

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one by one; one at a time; in turn

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nightmare; bad dream

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dark side (of nature, town, etc.)

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technical skill; ability; capacity

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being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings

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notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)

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to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

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to step on; to trample down; to tread on

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(role of) heel (in wrestling, films, etc.); bad guy

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