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so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense

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automatic; automatic firearm; automatic transmission

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to dry up; to parch; to ebb away

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to suffer; to groan; to be worried

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obstacle; hurdle

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to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

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lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere

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partner; pal; accomplice

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(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture

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programme; program; plans; arrangements

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to be to the point; to be pertinent

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you; hubby; dearie

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to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

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greater than ...; bigger ...

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to be greedy; to covet

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quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult

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lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)

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previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence

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mountain hunt; combing the mountains (for a criminal, etc.)

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perfect; complete; flawless

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nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second

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destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining

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kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse

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to pile up; to accumulate

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to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

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honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation

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mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath

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otherwise; if not; or else

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time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme

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gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)

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opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

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(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning

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gentle; mild-mannered

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to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard

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now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

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knot

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loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

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obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant

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deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

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rope; cord; policeman's rope

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to become desperate; to give in to despair

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to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

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with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop

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skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

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to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)

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between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

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drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous

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