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Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner

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to escape

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to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

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to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)

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to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

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impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal

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to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult

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to fire into; to shoot into

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opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

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demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment

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exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

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(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter

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the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

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standing firm; holding out

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

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to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

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to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

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the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

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fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind

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shit!; damn!

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scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

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hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

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to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

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to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear

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reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

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impatience

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nerve; nerves; sensitivity

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electrical signal

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in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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muscle

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contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation

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brain; brains; mind

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to pass on an order; to pass the word

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to need; to demand; to take; to require

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to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay

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gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

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to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

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to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

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discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

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maximum; extreme; utmost

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to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

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decision-making

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

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to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

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

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end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death

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conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control

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