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the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)

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need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention

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unfortunately; sorry, but ...

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to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

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whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly

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dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

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to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on

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come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

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how; in what way; by what means

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yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

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high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous

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having said that; on the other hand

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to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

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as we know

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to look away; to avert one's eyes

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reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

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indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

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provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

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difficult problem; challenge

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cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

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to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

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evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

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office (e.g. the Oval Office)

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earnest; kind; sincere

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to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

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flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

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return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression

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dusk; twilight

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to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

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to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

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glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

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depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

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distinction; discrimination

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

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favour; favor

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declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

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regret; repentance

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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fragmentary

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to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

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concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

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technique; method

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before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

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plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

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full; in plenty; ample

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coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

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wetting; love affair; lover

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