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to boil; to seethe

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secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

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everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress

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Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country

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frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)

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to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen

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to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

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to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

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pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

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cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible

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pride; haughtiness

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tears of sadness

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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revenge

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proxy; representative

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dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

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to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

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opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

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plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

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to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

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to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

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one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

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to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far

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to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal

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I can tell you; heh

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early-morning departure

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I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

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wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely

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to meet; to greet

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lightly; nimbly

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to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

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

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entrance; front door

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

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paper lantern with bow-shaped handle

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stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck

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incense stick

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soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

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to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for

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premature birth

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how much

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very much; exceedingly; extremely

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formal funeral

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to complete one's journey

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to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer

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subject; curriculum

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