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(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

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February; second month of the lunar calendar

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to wear out

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creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

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E flat major

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diversion; putting something to another use

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hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

3

as you see; as you can see

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single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

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preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike

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symbol; code; sign; notation

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in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

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unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy

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to have no chance (of succeeding)

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all compositions; the entire composition

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one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

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introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation

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introduction

5

to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race

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to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

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sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

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one after next; second

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sound of water

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to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

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a certain ...; some ...

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even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

1

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

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to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

3

second half; latter half

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

4

deceleration

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suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)

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charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu

3

space; interval; space character; whitespace

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cesspool; sink; manure sink

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acceleration; speeding up

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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to make sense

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conviction; belief; confidence

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to be the case that

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possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

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one-by-one; separately; in detail

3

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

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wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

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rest

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to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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single sound; monosyllable; phone; monotone (harmonica, etc.)

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with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill

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to get goosebumps

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