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spinning top

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bloodsucking; sucking blood

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to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

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doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)

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commander; commanding officer; CO

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piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

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to use and then throw away

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rightly or wrongly; by all possible means

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adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified

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abusive language

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careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

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swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately

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to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip

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certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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to fiddle with; to monkey around with

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simulation

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yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt

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that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that

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ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears

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dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder

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good idea

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insertion; incorporation; infixing

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bulky; massive; thick; heavy

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languidly; loosely

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miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases

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lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

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to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel

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lower right

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to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively

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root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

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blow; hit (on the body); beating

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huge; gargantuan

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well done!; bravo

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division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing

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quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully

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siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

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to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount

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to shut in; to confine; to contain

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slow; weak-headed; dumb

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to squeeze out; to remove (dirt, stains, etc.) by washing and rubbing

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blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment

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want; shortage; famine

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mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

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to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

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stark naked

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bitterness; bitter taste

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to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly

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atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty

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(made of) stone; stone-built

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pedestal

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