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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

4

starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation

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rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)

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thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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to shake one's head

2

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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(a) little; somewhat; somehow

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weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

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(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

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that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

3

to collide; to clash

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precisely because

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result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

2

individual; private person; personal; private

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crash into; clash

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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

2

not necessarily so; is not always true

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comprehensive; composite; all-embracing

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size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

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for example; for instance; e.g.

2

outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery

2

counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.

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anchorage; anchoring; mooring

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dock; thorough physical examination

4

one by one; one each; one at a time

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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

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unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

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plural; multiple; several

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blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

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composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

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in all

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diameter

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spacious; vast; wide

3

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

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turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

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to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

1

shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum

1

each; every; all

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

3

while; during (the time when)

2

replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling

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losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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all; entire; whole; altogether

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stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)

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circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

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