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gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

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or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

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side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

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elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff

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to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

2

kick

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to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

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to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

2

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

2

heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack

1

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

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calvaria; area at top of head; parietal

1

centrifugal force

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at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

1

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

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the end

3

moment; instant

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rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

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to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly

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until now; so far; up to the present

3

to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

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pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

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explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

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should do; ought to do

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stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

3

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe

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to wait for an opportunity

2

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

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gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

2

right about-face

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eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

2

stroke of sword

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to cut to pieces

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to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

5

to step back; to walk backwards

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successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

1

bipartite; in two parts; double

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thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

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to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

2

to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

2

at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one

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to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

4

to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated

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to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

5

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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turning sideways; landscape orientation

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prefix for forming ordinal numbers

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knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

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to speak; to hear a voice

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