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rest period; intermission; break time; recess

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sun

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

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fair and square; open and aboveboard

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opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy

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easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

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now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

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offense and defense; offence and defence

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to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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it seems that; as if

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body; group; party; company; troupe

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master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent

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fierce fight; close contest

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biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

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company; corporation; workplace

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prize money; reward

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popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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to be profitable; to yield a profit

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offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward

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forehead; brow

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envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

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full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded

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audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium

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to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

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All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd

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performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)

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to raise overhead

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climax; uprush; bulge

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just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

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Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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pair; the two; both persons; both things

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firmly (grasped); latched onto; locked onto

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to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled

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equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

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veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience

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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

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cheer; shout of joy

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(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority

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breeding; raising; rearing

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cost; expense

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to be worth it; to pay

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commentator

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deep emotion; impression; inspiration

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provincial tour

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