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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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insisting

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to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

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great war; great battle; world war

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battlefield; battleground

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to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

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crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

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to rescue from; to help out of; to save

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

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highest grade; superlative degree

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to pay respect (to)

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feigned ignorance

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to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

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every place; various places

1

stone statue

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to detain; to check; to restrain

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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retirement; resignation; stepping down

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noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

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taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

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authority; power; influence

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frequent; incessant

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to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone

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prestige; dignity

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to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

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decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

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matter of time; question of time

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peak; peek

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on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

1

aging; ageing; adding to one's years

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decrease; reduction; decline

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degree; extent

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individual differences; personal equation

1

latest; most recent; nearest (in time)

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one year ago

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

to be lacking in options; to be too few

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to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

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to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

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merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling

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estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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ridiculous; absurd

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best in the world

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foolish; stupid; silly

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with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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