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spearhead

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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; as hard as possible

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extensive; wide; broad

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ouch!

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to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up

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shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

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other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha

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given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

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perfection; flawlessness

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how; in what way; by what means

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mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

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fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method

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exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response

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to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

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trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)

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to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss

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spearhead

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shape; form

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fatal; lethal

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margin

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maintenance; preservation; improvement

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pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

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crescent moon; young moon

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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desperation; despair; self-abandonment

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to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on

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herewith; from this

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four (long cylindrical things)

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boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

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(one's) shame and public reputation; (one's) sense of shame and concern for appearances

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crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

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to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

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severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious

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chain; series; connection; linkage

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example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

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good performance; good work; great success

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important point; point to make note of

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to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)

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beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

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many times

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simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item

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minuscule amount; extremely small quantity

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression

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