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to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

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disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation

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sign; indication; omen; symptom

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plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking

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but; however; although

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signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

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moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)

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to approach; to draw near

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to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side

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to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

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smirkingly; smugly; broadly

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to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

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entrails; giblets; tripe; offal

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performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

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right in half

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extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

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not bad; not half bad; pretty good

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the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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fundamental; basic

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way of solving (a problem); solution

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open-air classes

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to teach; to take a teaching job

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to find out; to discover; to locate

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does not seem (to be)

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the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination

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you

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to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of

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bright; intelligent

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smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

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preference; priority; precedence; right of way

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both parties; both sides

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

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annoying; noisy; strict

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small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)

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to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around

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carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise

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target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage

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killing; murder

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fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

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fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

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resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

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to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

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all people; everybody

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fate; destiny; lot

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