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killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...

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to have an excuse

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rationalization; justification

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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to take into consideration; to bear in mind

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flight; desertion; escape

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disadvantageous; long (odds)

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bet; wager; stake; gamble

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to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

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to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards

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(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

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manufacture; production

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to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

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rational; logical; coherent

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to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

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subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing

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clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

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pronunciation; production of sound

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to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

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attack preparedness

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to tremble

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such; this sort of; like this

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ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility

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ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging

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to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms

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personal; inter-personal

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phenomenon

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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to glare at; to scowl at

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to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

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canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle

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to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)

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to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)

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outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery

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fighting bravely; strenuous efforts

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insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising

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delay; latency

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amount of material resources

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to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

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width of a river

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300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

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port city; harbor city; harbour city

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ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

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affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

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serious crime; grave crime

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to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

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natural disaster; cataclysm

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substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

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friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

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