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to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

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to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

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gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

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what happens twice will happen thrice

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deceitful; cruel

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expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

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friend; companion

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a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

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under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies

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partner

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objection; shortcomings

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to the end; to the last

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solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

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to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other

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rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled

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manly; masculine; like a man

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party; set; gang; company; person

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confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

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resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)

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short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation

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showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

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extremely; very much

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humiliating

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being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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shield

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isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation

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to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

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parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement

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pair; the two; both persons; both things

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draw (in competition); tie game

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to come to an end; to close the curtain

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to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

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hideout; secret base of operations; safe house

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thumbnail

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

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father

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burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

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irritation; annoyance; frustration

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good humour (humor); good mood

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commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies

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in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data

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to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

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so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

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