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waste of time

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to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki

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to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)

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one grain; one drop; one bead

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lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

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the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance

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solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout

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fort; stronghold; fortification

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ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap

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negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

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tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean

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to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh

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sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation

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parting; farewell

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omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally

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to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

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absolutely; positively; decidedly

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warning sound

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huh?; what's up?

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to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over

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to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over

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appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence

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speed; velocity; pace; velocity

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defeat; loss; reverse; setback

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disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving

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war situation; progress of a battle

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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game over

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to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

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reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)

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you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!

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labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

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one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

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attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)

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short time

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there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means

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unlikely; improbable

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timid; faint of heart

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outrageous lie; outright lie

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very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly

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first impression

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portion; section; part

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tactics; strategy

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ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

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trusting too much; overestimating ability

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rarely; seldom

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elementary; basic; rudimentary

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surprise attack

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considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

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to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

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