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a person of high morals; a Taoist

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success rate

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first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student

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entry into a castle (by a conquering force)

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to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

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American football

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disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray

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beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

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repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption

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full amount

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decision; agreement

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past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

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look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

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almond (Prunus dulcis)

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gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

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closely-guarded secret; top secret

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unless (you do something)

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to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

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grizzled hair

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without permission; without notice

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construction (building) costs

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heavy loss

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conspiracy; collusion; complicity

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barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm

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enough about ...

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sickle and chain (weapon)

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armory; armoury; ordnance department

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to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

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great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking

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attitude to life; form of existence; way of life

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

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unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age

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rash; reckless

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if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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shooting; sniping

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hand-to-hand combat

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elegance; refinement; grace; aroma

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coronation ceremony; enthronement

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to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

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trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)

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to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss

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running continuously; firing in rapid succession

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vagrancy; wandering; nomadism

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hero; great man

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to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)

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explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

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chivalrous thief

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Alejandro

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great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge

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