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slightly early; just before

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to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head

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granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

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to get scolded severely

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to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...

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god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest

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framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter

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one machine; one aircraft; one life

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great pairing (e.g. of food and wine); marriage; wedded life; wedding

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combination (e.g. of foodstuffs); dovetailing; fitting together

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paste; glue; clothing starch

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phototypesetting

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drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs

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order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations

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all talk (and no action)

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recklessly driven car; runaway vehicle

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experienced; well-versed

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hard education; hard training; Spartan education

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to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race

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out of control; uncontrollable

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revolutionary (e.g. technology)

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self-indulgence; doing as one pleases

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beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal

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to grow old; to age

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again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again

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event

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casualties; killed and wounded; human damage

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a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"

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gravitational acceleration; acceleration of gravity

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to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

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Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)

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bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring

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U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)

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straining (with physical exertion); crying; groaning; huffing and puffing

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backache

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a burnt child dreads the fire; once bitten twice shy; to become overcautious from a bad experience

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fundamental human rights

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to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms

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headbutt

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to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

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positioning; getting a position; taking a position

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slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)

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star

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bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave

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a sound; one sound

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every single word and phrase; word by word

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deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo

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to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

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to rain incessantly; to downpour

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absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

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