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mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language

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sympathetic magic; homeopathic magic; imitative magic

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(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)

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curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar

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dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

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once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

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signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move

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child-operation

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constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.

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special skill

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to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

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to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

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Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)

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Ninja art of escape

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hiding in the leaves

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trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery

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to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way

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to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

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to flare up; to burst into flames

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to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch

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dead leaf; dry leaves

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to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

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generating cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood); mutual generation

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life; living; I; me; student

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fire; flame; blaze

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to burn out

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combustibles; inflammables; flammables; burnables

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to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

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flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

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to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)

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shell; cannonball

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storm; windstorm; gale

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to blow out (a flame)

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suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

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without; but if; otherwise; or else

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successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly

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to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

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one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

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very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

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to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

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to flutter down

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ash; ashes

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infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)

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chain; series; connection; linkage

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echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

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something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

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probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

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principle; theory; fundamental truth

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ninja art of water-escape

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to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

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