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classical form of martial art

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to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above

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being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports

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practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)

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tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

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to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed

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hair style; coiffure; hairdo

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being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

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... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

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to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

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east side; east bank

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sports ground; playing field; playground

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horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding

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to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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together; at the same time; same; identical

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when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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east

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everything; anything; nothing

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before ... days (months, etc.)

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pond

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dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

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duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

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to aim at

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rush; charge

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shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

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heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

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to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

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puddle; pool of water

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dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)

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from out of nowhere; from who knows where

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to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

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breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest

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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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to get wet

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sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

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unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

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counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

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mask; disguise; guise; mask

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(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

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news; word; tidings; omen

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late at night; small hours of the morning

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past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

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to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

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antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed

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to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

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series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

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punishment; penalty

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timing

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