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to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty

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to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off

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to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

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to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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firearms; missile; projectile weapon

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coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

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addition; annexation; appendage

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amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger

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to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)

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passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)

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passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed

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yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

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to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

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face (of person)

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wound suffered in a fight

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to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

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explosive power

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unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison

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average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

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shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

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to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls

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to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game

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to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

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forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb

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to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

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flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash

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call; hail; yell

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shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

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to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side

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to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

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flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

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point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

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to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

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to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

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anguish

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to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

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handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)

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to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

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this one

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posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

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posture; stance

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to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

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to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

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