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(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid

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bridge of the nose

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feminine; womanly; female

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stout; well-fleshed; well-padded; plump

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complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)

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to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

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to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

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to talk; to speak

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item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

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uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

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to explain adequately; to be accountable

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even further; and then some; even more

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dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky

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simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

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to feel ashamed

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long-term

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reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind

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next year

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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to look at the long term

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putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

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musical performance

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party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

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melody; tune

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to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

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clique; faction

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to start a signal fire; to use a smoke signal; to initiate an action; to start a campaign

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it hasn't been long since

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being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed

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senior (e.g. at school)

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waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute

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to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

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losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent

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to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)

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impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless

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to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)

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punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)

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to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

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to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet

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assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon

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in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

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to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack

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a help; assistance

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immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

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to leave (a scene); to step away

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deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

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taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

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