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ability that outdoes (shames) professionals

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tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)

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reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly

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rape; violation

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faded from washing

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leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food

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clashing of swords; fight; brawl; scuffle

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all of you (pronoun)

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trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd

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firing in rapid succession; volley of shots

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balance scale; balance

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weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending

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to gust; to blow violently

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high-class sake

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stoning; rock fight; stone-throwing fight; custom by which neighbours or friends threw rocks inside a couple's house on their wedding night

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depends entirely on; depends above all on

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dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)

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seed rice

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dried meat; jerky

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striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.; purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)

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weak enemy

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impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky

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to become greasy; to be oil-stained

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shredded tobacco; pipe tobacco

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metallic tasting

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wrapped offering (of money)

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to put on flesh; to get fat; to gain weight

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Radius

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receiver's shop; pawnshop which knowingly buys stolen goods

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glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble

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to swagger

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settled; paid

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iron mask (worn by samurai)

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seal of approval

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shadow; gloom

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wintering; passing the winter

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Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata); Quercus gilva (species of oak)

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as slang; commonly

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disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide

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work clothes

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gasping; breathing heavily

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to polish; to rub up

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clay

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coming to an end; dying out

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Rudy

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marbled meat (esp. beef)

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easy to deal with; tractable; manageable

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falling star; fireball

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licking

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football pool

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