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stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

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sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

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successively; one after another

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emphatic prefix

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manner; style

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sociable

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dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum

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to gain popularity

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strong-willed; strong of heart

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weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover

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lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

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displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

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(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

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criminal act

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to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

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forcibly; by force; against one's will

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smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick

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to play one's trump card

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reserved; engaged

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withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy

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to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

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tide; current; tendency; trend

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to disappear; to vanish

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anyhow; in any case

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ancient city; former capital

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middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month

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interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening

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several times; a few times

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waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited

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200; two hundred

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kilometer; kilometre

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level ground; plain; flatland

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especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

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several months

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long journey; long trip

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someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water

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to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

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vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction

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to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to

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unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome

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opposite side; other side; other party

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(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock

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plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly

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to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)

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to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

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to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud

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embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)

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heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam

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your home; your family; their home; (my) home

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to be palatable; to suit one's taste

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