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physical strength

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to change completely; to change suddenly

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to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance

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private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall

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great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight

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grinning; smirking

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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change of occupation; career change

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prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

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grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

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to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

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to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

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to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)

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lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

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borrowing; debt; loan

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ham actor

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scoundrel; rascal; villain

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worst; poor and boring; uncool

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criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

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gentle

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to be profitable; to yield a profit

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sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser

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to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession

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water level

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nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish

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to build; to construct

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nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish

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candle

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fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road

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there's no such thing as a free lunch

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to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

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release; liberation; acquittal

4

start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

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you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping

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getting an advance (on one's salary)

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bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki

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afterlife; the next world; the world beyond

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disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful

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staying the night; lodging (at)

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nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about

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isn't it?; it really is

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assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

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to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to

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to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

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since some time or another; since who-knows-when

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poison

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place to die; place of death

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to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

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one drop (of fluid)

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shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

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