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slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder

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defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

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to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)

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sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)

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odd; strange; queer; peculiar

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equipment; device; installation; stage setting

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part of the eyebrow closest to the nose

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in a choked voice

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my condolences

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common sense; common knowledge; common understanding

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the person himself

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How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

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simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie

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inner citadel; core; center; centre

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage

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collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash

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to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame

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unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable

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to request earnestly

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crisis prevention; crisis avoidance

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munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)

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hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat

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to become brilliant; to become cheerful

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to tear off; to rip off

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airflow; air flow; air volume

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to blow through; to blow across

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gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr

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talented person; clever person

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quarter of a century

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agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms

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(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity

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inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn

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almighty; omnipotent

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to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together

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to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution

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both; both sides; both parties

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to end in vain; to be wasted effort

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laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

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organizational capability; organisational capability

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attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

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slow and steady pace

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to estimate

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to settle; to finish; to bring to an end

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to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

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light and darkness; light and shade

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taboo; contraindication

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of tender years; very young

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unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision

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to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)

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