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stopping just before

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paper-thin (difference)

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cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

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to purse one's lips

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to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)

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according to; by (means of); due to; because of

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mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting

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the lust for conquest

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manly; brave; heroic

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pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

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short break; breather

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spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers

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(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep

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dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops

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earnest; single-minded

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proportion

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to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass

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rapid growth

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to torment; to torture; to harass

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sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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to summon; to get used to call

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rectangular company stamp; square company seal

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splash (of water); spray

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to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

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choice; selection

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pirate king

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pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter

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under control (e.g. of territory)

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governor; leader; ruler

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to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

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point of view

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foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

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(written) challenge

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shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

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friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

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way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)

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to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

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to stammer; to stutter

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to push aside; to brush aside

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one step higher; one better; cut above; one up

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to pluck; to pick; to nip off

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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smiling; grinning

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stopper

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honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

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directly; in person; firsthand

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to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

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water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema

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independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

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