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that's the way it is; such is life

3

to fight against; to oppose; to face

2

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

3

bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)

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to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

2

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

8

to stagger; to stumble

3

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

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kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

anyone can see that; it's obvious that

1

ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

1

adds force or indicates command

7

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

to pretend; to feign

1

bit (mouthpiece)

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

5

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

1

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

10

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

4

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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before long; even now

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

2

failure; mistake; blunder

2

to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack

1

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

1

metallic sound; metallic clank

3

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

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

3

to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

1

landing

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to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

1

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

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left; left hand side

3

thigh; buttocks; arse; ass

1

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

3

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

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

1

forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

3

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

4

turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)

4

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

3

right shoulder

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to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)

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