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plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

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

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basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel

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to read the situation; to sense the mood

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-less; lacking; non-existing

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Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)

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preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery

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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

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(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of

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standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to

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to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

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to throw up; to vomit; to divulge; to reveal; to confess

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good opportunity; chance

8

millisecond

2

infinity

1

sex offender

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to break through; to penetrate; to pierce

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with a squish; with a splat

1

horsefly; gadfly

2

legal

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grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

2

suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously

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human; human-like; as a person

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No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)

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certain death

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to cut; to slit; to slash

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extreme; radical

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dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

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groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

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bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring

2

first-aid kit

1

rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling

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Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)

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dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview

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otherwise; if not; or else

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blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)

1

early; quickly; promptly

3

stark naked; nude

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to pour on

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feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly

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without a moment's delay

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matchless; unequalled; unequaled

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being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

2

to roll about; to writhe about

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makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

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about; concerning; related to; -ish

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devil; evil spirit; genie

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abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

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(oil painting) canvas

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in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

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