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tactics

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number of people; population; human head

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to be worried; to be troubled

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prospects of victory; chances of success

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gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

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planner

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to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

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fine thread

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to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

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one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart

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bundle; bunch; sheaf

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tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest

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vague; obscure; vast; boundless

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to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

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astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

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to be hot on a person's heels

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to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away

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by all means; no matter what; at any rate

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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intervening

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we; us

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distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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family; members of a family

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unconditional

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dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake

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to take someone's life; to kill someone

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for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

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remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect

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basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

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insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

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cast (of a play)

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same quality; same nature; homogeneous

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sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

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slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery

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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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darkness

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route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course

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unrealistic

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plan; policy

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to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

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one's own effort

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desperately; for one's dear life

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enchantingly beautiful flower; bewitching beauty

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instruction; teaching

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to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

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(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever

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to slip off

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to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by

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to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

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