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overwhelming

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water pistol; squirt gun; water gun

1

the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

1

to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

3

greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe

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persistence; fortitude; indomitability

1

freedom; liberty; independence

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

1

treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

1

predation; eating prey; preying upon

2

weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any mammal of family Mustelidae)

10

quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble

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large-breed dog; large dog

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bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

2

steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable

1

practice by repetition; learning by rote

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

1

pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

1

one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

1

climax; uprush; bulge

1

to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of

1

to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out

1

serious look (on one's face); straight face

2

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness

1

(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)

1

vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit

2

quantity or volume of water

2

opening fully; full throttle; full power

3

to wash away; to rinse off

1

huh?; what's up?

1

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

1

still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

2

movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running

1

torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream

2

to rampage; to run riot

1

crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing

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to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

1

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

1

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

2

invisibly; secretly; privately

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to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

1

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

1

skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework

1

creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

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crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up

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(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank

2

near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person

3

soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched

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