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end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part

2

sequence; progression; several lines; several rows

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in puffs; in whiffs; in flashes

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clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt

1

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

3

point-blank shot

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to not believe one's ears

1

performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)

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fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

3

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

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willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling

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unlucky

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splash; spray; droplet

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point-blank range

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slight yawn

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enthusiastic praise

1

just; right; pure; genuine; truth

1

the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

2

going straight on; going straight ahead

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to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

1

letting (someone) die without helping

1

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

1

feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted

1

to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

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one's last moments; death throes; agony of death

1

to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

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to be hot on a person's heels

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scattering (in all directions)

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main body (of an army); main force; these troops

2

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire

1

to move forward; to move on

1

to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess

1

transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)

3

temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical

1

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

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cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps

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deployment; spreading out; dispersal

2

sacrifice; sacrificial animal

1

main festival; main day of a festival

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to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

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triangle; triangular shape

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column

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diagonal

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attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint

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veering

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low concentration

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soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

2

surrender

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now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game

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