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to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc

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bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

2

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

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to improve one's skill

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forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly

3

posing; modeling; modelling

1

home area; home town; local

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tribe

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comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger

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to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down

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back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

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sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

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whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

2

cloud of dust

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

3

to put into effect; to put into practice

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(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

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compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction

3

to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike

4

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

2

jump; leap; skip; bound

2

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

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to be contrary to one's expectations

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to whistle

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whistle (sound made with the lips)

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getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

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weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

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to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better

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without

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to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

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surface of a wall

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impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

5

high in the sky

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tailspin; spin; drilling; boring

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the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

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to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string

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opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

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to put one's strength into

4

to settle (a dispute)

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chimes; toll of a bell

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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to take a breath; to take a short rest

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structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

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immediately; right away; on the spot

3

towel

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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