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quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won

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with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop

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to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

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to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

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to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

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clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

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one (bird or rabbit)

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life; living; I; me; student

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singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares

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piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)

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string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

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settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)

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Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore

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every evening; night after night

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(someone's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ

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soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)

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Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore; woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth

1

stillbirth

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infanticide; filicide

1

to love

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to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know

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contract; compact; agreement

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temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory

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good night

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spherical; globular; globe-shaped

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synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program

1

bluff

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to cut one's hand; to cut one's connections (with); to break off relations (with); to cut ties (with)

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to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

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in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes

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using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)

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running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally

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in orbit

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logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel

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foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures

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to burn; to get fired up

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1,000,000; one million; million; many

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fair; fair ball; fair (event)

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female molester; lewd woman; libidinous woman; stupid woman

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(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly

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to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid

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to show off; to flaunt

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prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex

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bill; handbill; flyer; flier; leaflet; poster

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main street; avenue; boulevard

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(public) park

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clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather

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blue sky

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and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that

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