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second place

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fighting bravely; strenuous efforts

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star player

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will to fight; fighting spirit; morale

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easy to deal with; tractable; manageable

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each; every; all

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opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

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conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell

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pace; step

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second team; reserve team; farm team; second-string players

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hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

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two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures

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to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

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miscreant; scoundrel; villain

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hysterical; hysteric

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leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

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holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

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personal grudge; personal enmity

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to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

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smirkingly; smugly; broadly

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man who is popular with women

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to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

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canter; gallop

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to invade

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group member

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cult

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surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

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group; bunch; crowd; group

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to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

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disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization

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to have tears in one's eyes; to be unable to stop crying

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loafing; indolent; lazy; hey

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what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no

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what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

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judo

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advancing foot sweep

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head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard

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toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll

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net; netting; web

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talisman; amulet; charm

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to rush (one's opponent) from below with arms folded; to perform kachiage

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retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out

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to trample; to crush underfoot

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to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)

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quick work; (clever) feat

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moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)

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obstruction; hindrance

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quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

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