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to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

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to give directions; to issue instructions

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to fetch (something)

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bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving

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being concerned about or mindful of

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to no one in particular

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noon; midday

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to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge

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vying with one another

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to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights

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apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate

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to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth

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deep breath

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to threaten; to make threats

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most difficult; next to impossible

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temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition

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construction; building (e.g. a house); communal construction labor (in Zen Buddhism); building with the help of many people (e.g. a temple or shrine)

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to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak

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abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy

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short-term plan; short-run project

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loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction

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to launch a surprise attack

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you

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to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going

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to rest; to suspend; to give relief

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imprisonment; incarceration

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to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down

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to eat too much; to overeat

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greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

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to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen

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sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

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vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

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vivid; striking

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something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

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to be careful in speech

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to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

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to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb

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in good health; alive and well; going strong

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touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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escape; evasion; flight

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plaything; playing (with a toy); gambling; activity using hand-gestures (esp. playing games or singing songs)

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envelope

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to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal

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a long time (since the last time)

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beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill

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wedding anniversary

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draft; rough copy

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derailment; digression; deviation

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to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named

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