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book; register

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a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"

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lecture

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ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power

2

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

3

uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)

2

printout; (computer) printing

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somehow; for some reason or other

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to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

3

absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw

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present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

2

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

1

idiotic; dolt; bonehead

1

to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

1

comma

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acceptance

4

death from cold; freezing to death

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to bring someone along

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to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

2

stealthy steps; soft steps

1

enthusiastic performance

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(vocal) volume

3

sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown

1

to become keen on; to get passionate about

1

sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos

2

clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt

2

moment by moment; hour by hour

2

(punishment by) striking with fists

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pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

1

playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal

1

to be dependable; to be reliable

1

to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind

1

to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

1

advance preparations

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Sun Tzu (Chinese military strategist, 544?-496 BCE); The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BC); Sun Bin Bing Fa (military text by Sun Bin)

1

victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome

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to decide; to determine

4

disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely

1

minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough

1

old friend; old pal

1

to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet

1

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

2

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

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bronze statue

3

to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams

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to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)

2

to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings

2

incompetent; have no merit

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when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

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