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going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

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aim

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to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

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belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

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one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

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marine

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code; cord; chord

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portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face

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inquiry; enquiry; query; reference

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OK; okay

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simultaneously; all at once; in unison

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firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship

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front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan

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gun point; muzzle

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muzzle (of a gun)

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memories; recollections; reminiscence

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or; either ... or ...

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collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

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each; (arch.) you (plural)

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balance

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to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

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(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

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spots; speckles; mottles

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damage

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joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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to fade; to become dim

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elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

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tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration

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to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

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to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate

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mermaid; merman

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limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry

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dugong (Dugong dugon); sea pig

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tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

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fillet; tenderloin

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to hold one's breath

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you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

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to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

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miracle; wonder; marvel

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manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

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shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

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(state of) apparent death; suspended animation

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shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears

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station

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to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

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as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

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icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait

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mermaid

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symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity

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