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to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

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to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised

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stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

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to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

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mimesis; mimicry; camouflage

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esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic

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to get in touch with

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mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

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to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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only; sole; unique

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to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

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someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat

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to look into; to peer in

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continuation; sequel

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)

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bashful; shameful; ashamed

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as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

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to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

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going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner

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impossible to understand; impossible to decipher

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being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention

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children; group of politicians associated with a particular political leader; politicians riding on a leader's coattails

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easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

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simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

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means; way; measure

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success

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to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)

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simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

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emphasis-adding particle

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holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

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support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation

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with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like

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loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

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companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

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popularity contest

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overall victory; championship

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to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

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battle

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

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to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

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prize; trophy

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case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE

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at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

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performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment

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nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

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