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billowing (clouds, dust)

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using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

1

sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel

1

speed

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to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share

1

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

1

old style; old type

1

accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)

1

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

1

to be drowned at sea

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white flag; truce flag; surrender flag

2

pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself

1

open air

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remarkably; noticeably

1

joy

1

genuine; authentic; true; pure

1

collaboration; joint work

1

supply route; supply road; communications (military)

2

choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup

1

setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage

1

god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest

1

ultimate goal

2

dancer (usu. female)

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long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range

3

to part in tears

1

poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade

1

connection; linking; linkage; link

1

grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback

2

after; since

1

boredom; ennui

1

to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for

1

picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops

1

pillage; plunder; looting; robbery

5

sociality

1

lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation

1

to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)

1

place of refuge; refugee destination

1

distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration

1

to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy

1

magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number

1

friction; discord; strife

1

within the next couple of days; in a day or two

1

evacuee

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

1

to have an accident; to meet with an accident

1

mountain road; mountain trail

4

deep black

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shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade

2

rainstorm; storm

2

this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world

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