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ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

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glove; mitten; mitt

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one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

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such

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copybook; model; pattern

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hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping

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sweet voice; seductive voice

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supreme; sublime; highest

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most; much; greatly

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creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly

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to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

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whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)

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potherb; pot herb

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last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together

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potage (thick soup)

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cold vegetable hors d'oeuvres in Chinese cuisine

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seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea

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various types

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to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

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congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

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(period of) a year; during an era

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every person; each one; everybody

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to make a fist; to clench one's fist

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to hesitate; to waver

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lung

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to talk; to speak

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to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

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canvas

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paint; coloring materials; colors; colours

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as you want; as you will

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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nihility; nothingness

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unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

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white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

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paintbrush

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to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

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shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

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cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

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cloud

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canvas; base

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lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

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to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly

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to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

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unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)

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means; way; measure

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