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to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams

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to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile

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marine mammal

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splashing; sloshing

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very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle

4

(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch

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baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)

2

(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough

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iceberg

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ship's bottom; bilge

2

young tuna (esp. northern bluefin tuna under 1 meter)

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ocean; large sea; fabric pattern

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blacksnake

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to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)

2

to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)

2

rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

2

to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about

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steamed chicken

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to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion

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timid person; coward

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to suppress one's emotions

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to be overgrown

1

to kill (one's master, king, father, etc.); to murder; to assassinate

1

to sob

2

paint; coating; varnish

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

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featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth

2

real hair; one's own hair

1

to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on

2

nocturnal luminescence; noctilucence

2

nocturnality; nocturnal habits

3

insectivorous plant; carnivorous plant

1

to start forgetting

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rest of the payment

2

to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of

6

bond; deed; contract

2

numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters

2

to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on

2

two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures

2

minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

2

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

2

remaining money

2

(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess

1

reply; answer

1

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

1

demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance

1

to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information

1

to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down

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(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly

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taking someone away by force; transportation (e.g. for forced labor); forced transport (e.g. to a police station)

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