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to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader

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illicit love affair

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passion (of love)

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stepping back; drawing back

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weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

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weak person; the weak

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

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(having experienced) many battles

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in name only; titular; nominal

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to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

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truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

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suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far

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anger; passion; rage; temper

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skinny

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tall (of a person)

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stammer; stutter; stammerer; stutterer

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snivel; nasal mucus; snot

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absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively

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please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if

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moo (sound of a cow); moo-cow; moo-moo

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to lean against; to set against

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vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude

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1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness

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to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)

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(calamity of) perishing by the sword; being wounded by the sword

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(romantic) trouble with women; calamities brought upon a man by a woman

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

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duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

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second

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intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd

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to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious

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in this case

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call; appeal

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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to be perturbed; to be agitated

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to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

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to annoy; to cause trouble

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to hold one's breath

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to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)

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to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

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to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

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in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

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cupboard on the floor

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madness; insanity

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cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet

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looking from one place to another; looking in all directions; looking all around

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promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

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science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)

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