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you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

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cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear

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tone (of voice); manner of talking

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being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

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to do (for someone)

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twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

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to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

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playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp

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blunder; bungle; clumsiness

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contract; compact; agreement

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wounded person; injured person

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

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to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

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I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

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explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

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conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly

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saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension

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and then; and so; and; so then

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to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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origin; beginning

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let's do it; I (we) are going to do it

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grip (of hand); grip strength

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trajectory; line of fire; ballistic

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just before

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older; senior

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beautiful woman; (a) beauty

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black cat

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the same generation; coeval

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sudden change; upheaval

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root; source; origin; cause

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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with these words; while saying

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forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion

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to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

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to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

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to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

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explosion; rupture; break off

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decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)

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glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle

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dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon

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sword skills; swordsmanship

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quiet; calm; still

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to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight

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hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy

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to squash; to crush; to flatten

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heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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beforehand; in advance; previously

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frame-by-frame playback; frame advance; frame-by-frame advance; film drive (camera)

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to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

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