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asceticism

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to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

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what to do

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to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

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suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle

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knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

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fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

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dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

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winch

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smoothly; swiftly

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to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

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to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)

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to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

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sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface

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to fall on one's backside

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cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead

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to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

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whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

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muscular pain; myalgia

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deep breath

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to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

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to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

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to speak; to hear a voice

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the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant

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to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over

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to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

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thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

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witnessing; observing; sighting

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burning curiosity

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having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively

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self-sacrifice; self-renunciation

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to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

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success rate

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reduced tax rate

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beckoning

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and then; after that

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temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical

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example; role model

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care; kea (Nestor notabilis)

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DIY; do-it-yourself

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to join together; to combine; to join up

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first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)

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ventilation

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flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient

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cook-house; galley; kitchen

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kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell

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aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

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