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flash; brandish

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stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)

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easy; simple; light

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young girl; lass; adolescent female

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sidelong glance; flirtatious glance

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kick

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hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip

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defense; defence; safeguard; protection

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more than expected

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sky; air; mid-air

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assailant; marauder

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safety

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to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

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rifle

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slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

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place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

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high place; high altitude; heights; broad view

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to blow through; to blow across

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strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

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spare time; free time; leisure time

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immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

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one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

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to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

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paper-thin (difference)

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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one-to-one; one-on-one

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to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

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one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

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offense and defense; offence and defence

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under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

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to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

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to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

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cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

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to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

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thrusting (a spear, etc.)

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emptiness; vacuum; blank

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to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring

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to mow down

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slash; slashing attack

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scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)

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again and again; repeatedly

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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aim

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proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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