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to be a good match (for); to stand a chance (against); to be able to compete (with); to hold one's own

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to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow

1

dry riverbed; river beach

1

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

1

approach run; run-up

1

jump; leap; skip; bound

1

bank; coast; shore

1

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing

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line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

2

unless one ...; if one does not ...

1

without

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crying face; face of a person who is crying

1

rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky

1

bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique

1

right in half

1

to smash; to break into pieces

1

to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice

1

(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

1

to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

2

will to fight; fighting spirit; morale

1

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

1

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

1

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...

1

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

1

to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away

1

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

1

to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

1

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

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learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

1

speaking voice; talking voice

1

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

1

successively; one after another

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

thumb; big toe

1

oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is

1

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

3

leadership

1

image; figure; figure; form; image

1

to complain; to make a complaint

1

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

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absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

2

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

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to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew

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