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Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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sense of security

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to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious

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veil

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to chop (a branch, etc.)

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slice

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eternity

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to penetrate the wall

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being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

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to frolic about; to mess around

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rust (colour)

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corrosion; etching; action of acid; rot; rust; erosion

2

with a clink (click, clack)

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to continue to increase; to continue to mount

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wing (bird, aircraft, etc.); wing (rugby, soccer, etc.); wing (of a building); unbalanced edge (othello)

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laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest

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to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

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thruster (e.g. on a satellite)

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cancellation

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worthy of special mention

2

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

1

wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven

1

opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad

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liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing

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elasticity; elastic material (spring, etc.)

3

electrification

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joint together; opposite; facing

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electrical discharge

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left side; left-hand side

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large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm

3

superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn

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pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step

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to be preeminent; to be outstanding

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ghillie suit

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to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare

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inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile

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established reputation

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personal history; career

3

(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)

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to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

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(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts

1

wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom

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Deva king; fierce guardian god (at a temple gate)

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drone; unmanned aircraft

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perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual

2

nesting hole; burrow; den

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God only knows what may happen

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class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

1

protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

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