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boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

2

to escape

2

eating; bite (in fishing)

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to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)

1

doctors; teachers

1

planisphere

1

disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)

1

cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)

1

fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies

1

coupled with; together

1

Orion (constellation); the Hunter

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binary star

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Rigel (star in the constellation Orion); Beta Orionis

1

Orion

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a long time ago; in those days

2

training; instruction

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

1

planet; dark horse

1

to guess right

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meteorite

1

at that (very) moment; just then

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)

1

making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)

3

trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick

1

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

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to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

2

to turn one's back to

1

potted plant; potting

1

Halley's comet

1

request

2

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

2

artificial satellite; man-made satellite

1

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

3

to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head

5

directly opposite; right in front

1

shooting gallery

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yours sincerely; respectfully yours

2

running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse

1

instructor; advisor; adviser

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at present; now

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eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly

1

to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)

3

big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

3

to save one's face; to maintain one's status

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watt

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telephone dating or sex service; sex chat line

1

calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal

1

during; for the duration of

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deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out

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