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military service; combat experience

2

to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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loss; defeat; counter for losses

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complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins

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(bringing to a) perfect end; (rounding off with a) crowning achievement; successful conclusion; triumphant finish

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every single word and phrase; word by word

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shameless; bold; brazen

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mockery; derision; ridicule

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fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point

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to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

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to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

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lifestyle; way of living

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craving; longing; thirsting

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fluke; chance; pure luck

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to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty

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unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age

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favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun

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retainer fee (e.g. for a lawyer)

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clothing; garment; dress

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precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha

1

quite a lot

4

to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

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to make one's name well known; to gain much fame

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(written) challenge

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to be stereotypical

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old age

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fruit sandwich; sandwich filled with fruit and sweetened whipped cream

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shopping

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light; easy; non-serious; minor

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(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing

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speed reading

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heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product

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supply; supplying; replenishment

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to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about

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pressure

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burn; scald

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point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

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gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

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plentiful; abundant; definitely extant

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time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season

1

swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

3

You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait

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flight; rout; debacle

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dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

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a disgrace (to a whole group of people)

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nothing but; none other than

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insistence; (major) emphasis; stress

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guidance

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prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering

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