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absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

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mystery; mysteriousness; secret

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won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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pet; trumpet

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unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat

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effective; successful

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obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

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weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover

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through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

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victory or defeat; victory and defeat

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general idea; concept; notion

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yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey

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dull sound; muffled sound

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picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)

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as a child; when one was a child; childhood

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risky; dangerous; insecure

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victory or defeat; match; contest; game

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to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

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to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

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Imperial cortege (procession)

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sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

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either way; in any case; one way or another

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outrageous lie; outright lie

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presence; dignity

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manner of using one's hands

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to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

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to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

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guardian; protector; patron; parent

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bet; wager; stake; gamble

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target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

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to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

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close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

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kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

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light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

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in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with

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something (or other)

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whispering into a person's ear

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just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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bouncily; with a stretch; with a boing

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(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup

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cheerful; lively; lighthearted

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comparison

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to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

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to drop one's shoulders

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totteringly; trudgingly

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gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

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six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

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