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being struck by lightning; torpedo attack

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(fig.) the shoemaker's children go barefoot; (lit.) the dyer wears white; specialists often fail to apply their skills to themselves

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premature

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now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease

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free from worldly or worthless thoughts

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trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm

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undivided attention; concentration

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clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)

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so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case

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magic number

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to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)

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double-barreled gun

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to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over

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two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)

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huge body; large build

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fierce attack

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wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool

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second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

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dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome

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here; with this

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to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

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avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling

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sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep

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to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate

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descendant; scion

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thus

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one way or the other; either way

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to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

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major cleanup; spring cleaning

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to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to

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workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced

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to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect

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negative; contradictory

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as usual

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to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist

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overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault

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crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive

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growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history

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prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity

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ultramarine

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enamel

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Caesar

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veni, vidi, vici; I came; I saw; I conquered

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article not for sale

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to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

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of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune

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imperial family; royalty

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to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

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to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate

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to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance

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