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to be prolonged; to drag on

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angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

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embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication

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headless

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taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

3

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

1

ballot; vote

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area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line

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barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial

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breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

1

advantage; point in favor; point in favour

4

to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)

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the front

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underground space; subterranean space; subterranea

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undoubted; unmistakable; definite

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usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

1

worst; worst-case (scenario)

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lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity

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running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink

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arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill

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no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...

2

instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching

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to pout

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to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to

2

being struck by lightning; torpedo attack

3

(divine) punishment; curse; retribution

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to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

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to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)

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to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in

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to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

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in a line; in a row

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illumination; decorative lighting

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endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

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placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition

1

tornado; waterspout

4

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

1

gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

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we

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supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)

1

information sharing

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Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary

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composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition

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definition

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chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera

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astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

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suffix appended to somebody else's family members

4

to build up a hypothesis

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argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

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happy; cheerful; pleasant

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