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planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up

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to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

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one's self-possession; one's presence of mind

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to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

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15; fifteen

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sixty; 60

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devilfish

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be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

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10,000; ten thousand

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cloud

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to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...

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octopus

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huge; big; gargantuan

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sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

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fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

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sunflower

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change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

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official name; formal name

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present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

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perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments

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to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

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official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)

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to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

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Oh well; yeah; good; OK

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

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sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

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in the midst of the enemy

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disturbance; perturbation; derangement

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dividing into parts

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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little by little

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management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

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execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

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being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

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to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

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extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant

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combination

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army corps; corps

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cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up

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to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances

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(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

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crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm

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to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

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(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)

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having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

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(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)

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to scatter; to spread

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