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to race against time

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable

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past perfect tense

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past participle

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participial construction; participle construction

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rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out

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aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run

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half killed

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full moon

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complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective

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sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food

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simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping

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yellow

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sportsman

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falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

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foul

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draw (in competition); tie game

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restart

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being very good at; strongest point

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bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

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heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles

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intimacy; affection; familiarity

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hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

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to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up

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unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool

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to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

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return match (esp. boxing); rematch

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light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

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quitting while one is ahead

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complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses

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brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities

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to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try

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tingling; stinging; pungently

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manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things

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to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one

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interrupting a game; time out

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Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country

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pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory

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subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient

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lighting up; illumination; floodlighting

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round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)

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trademark gag; trademark routine

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ghost story

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in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

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bilge water

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first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position

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test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare

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jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of

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steady; firm; solid; secure

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