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to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

4

water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating

1

to weave

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white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin

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dress

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to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

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to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

1

ornament; decoration

3

ribbon

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in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for

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to be fated; to be linked by fate

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actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

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to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)

2

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

2

land reclamation; land fill

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by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread

4

agricultural land; farmland

2

infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless

2

making do; getting by (somehow); managing

1

finite; limited

1

year after next

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to anticipate; to foresee

2

large-scale

1

stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)

1

to share

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any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

1

sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds

2

season; time of year

2

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

worry; anxiety; concern

1

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

1

chasing one another; playing tag

1

ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

3

adult; grown-up

2

board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel

1

pebble; small stone

1

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

1

to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)

1

on the board (shogi, go, etc.)

1

play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)

1

to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body

1

play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack

1

nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so

1

(raw) material

1

engineering works; civil engineering; public works

1

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

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to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge

5

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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