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to dissolve; to melt

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having more wins than losses; taking the lead (in points, goals, etc.)

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win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins

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loss; defeat; counter for losses

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close contest; close match; close game; close combat

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing

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high-grade sake

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fair and square; open and aboveboard

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general idea; concept; notion

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escape; getaway; evasion

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surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

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preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

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military gains; war results; fruit of battle

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

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even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

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hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek

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assassination

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disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

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remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect

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ocean sunfish (Mola mola)

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egg-laying; spawning

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aim

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to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

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rifle

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quick shot; quick draw

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confrontation; showdown

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novel; original; new; innovative

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all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent

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debugger

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nodding off (while sitting); dozing

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to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)

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secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab

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suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

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increase in activity; activation

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backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

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(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest

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small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

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to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels

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to tear off; to rip off

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to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

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with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward

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deadly serious; deadly earnest

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unexpected; surprising

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to increase; to grow

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careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

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no matter how much time passes

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clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

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