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series of battles; successive battles

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home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain

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away

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to hell with; be damned

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to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

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to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

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establishment; founding; organization; organisation

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nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops

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the same; the said; likewise

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rank; standing

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to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow

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first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

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to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

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deuce (tennis, cards, dice, etc.)

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straight-sets victory; straight-set win

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bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant

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desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

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crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

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to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

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to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

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tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

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right half of the body

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unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

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first match (in a series)

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the same rank; equality; apposition

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again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

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let's; let's do

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crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing

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to rewind

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offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding

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vanguard; advance guard

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to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight

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thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

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to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

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rare

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to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

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lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness

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Tokyo Olympics

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close contest; close match; close game; close combat

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regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)

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dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

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difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying

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lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

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being ordered to quit something by one's doctor (e.g. drinking, smoking, overeating); doctor's orders (to refrain from something); breaking up a match on doctor's orders (in boxing, etc.)

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falling asleep; going to sleep

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to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

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forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring

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heave-ho; hey!; you!

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to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls

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