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to rant and rave; to raise hell

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to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty

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to get goosebumps

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women picking up men

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in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet

1

to whistle

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tax; duty

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ordinary person; average person; mediocre person

4

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

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reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

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failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb

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to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

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this and that; this or that; one thing after another

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human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person

1

to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance

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pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born

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tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

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several varieties; poly-

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legendary beast; magical beast

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flying dragon

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gall bladder

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roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file

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Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary

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mass production

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perpetrator

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to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish

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felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering

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man-eating fiend

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principal offender

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subject of research

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along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; (lit.) a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back

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polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful

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the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

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gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove

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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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to take; to catch; to capture

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secret story; unknown episode

1

one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)

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to save; to leave over; to spare

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righteousness; justice; right

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condemning; denouncing

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holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

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categorize

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to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with

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scientist

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scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)

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punching and kicking

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at the last moment; this late in the game

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to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

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