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prisoner (of war); POW; captive

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funeral

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gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money

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backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation

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foreign-body sensation

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to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

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trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation

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to lick all over; to run one's tongue over

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to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

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stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

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to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in

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to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

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to push open

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tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

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to drop one's shoulders

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period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

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corridor; hallway; passageway

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fifth

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cradle

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unceasing; relentless

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around the clock; day and night

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impossible to understand; impossible to decipher

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to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

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one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death

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endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous

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audience; attendance; hearers

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to have (something) innate; to be born with

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grace; favour; favor

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effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

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having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of

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to adjoin each other; to sit side by side

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to hold up in one's arms

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loving; caring; devoted

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many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous

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noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

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outside world; physical world

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pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting

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equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent

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noise; din

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effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor

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to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

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hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; having poor reception (radio, etc.)

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older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

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younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

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