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qualifications; requirements; capabilities

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to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth

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to make a fist; to clench one's fist

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before long; even now

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to shed tears

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to grasp tightly

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(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

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inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

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uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

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but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

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lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

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to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

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to move forward; to move on

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at least; at most; (even) just

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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to control oneself

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hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

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to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

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to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

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to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)

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to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

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to squeeze out; to wring out

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cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

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choices; alternatives; options

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to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

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that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

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to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

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courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

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borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

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to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

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unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

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to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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despair; hopelessness

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excuse; explanation

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skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

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application; request; petition

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

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tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

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proud; haughty; arrogant

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hence; for that reason

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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priest; minister; pastor

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clergyman; churchman; clergy

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exception

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