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the opposite direction; the other way

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back

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to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

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visual confirmation; sighting

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hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)

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clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

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tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly

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blunt weapon

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stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump

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hand used like a sword in striking

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to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

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fringed iris (Iris japonica); Japanese iris

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thrusting (a spear, etc.)

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sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

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to drop; to let fall; to omit

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to jump at; to be attracted by

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to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

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to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

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wild beast; wild animal; brute

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jump; leap; skip; bound

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chest; breast

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to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

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moan; groan; groaning

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to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

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to fall flat; to fall face down

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pieces; scraps; disconnected

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to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

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close quarters combat; CQC

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at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

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suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

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to tear down; to shatter

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empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

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to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air

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to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break

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betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy

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China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man

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to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

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unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

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top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

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dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

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thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

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doing one's duty

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to give one's life; to lay down one's life

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fool

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to be squashed by; to be pinned under

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ridicule; scorn

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