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with a broad grin; smirking

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gentleman

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to take one's eyes off

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first-rate sword

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conduct; behavior; behaviour

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big man; large man; tall man; giant

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one's whole body

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wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

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for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

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convenient

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wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

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that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case

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terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

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with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly

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to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

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electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking

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to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

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hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone

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to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush

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to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

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sweeping sideways; mowing down

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strong; intense; severe

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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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to give a glance (at); to take one look at

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

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surroundings; circumference

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to cut downward; to slash downward

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to pretend; to feign

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letting (someone) die without helping

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empty threat; bluff; paper tiger

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runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)

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the front; honest; upright; decent

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still; even now; to this day

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to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious

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lower right

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to straighten up; to sit upright

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kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)

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with a clink (of metal); with a chink

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chain; chains

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reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

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defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

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to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of

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diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

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nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

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fixed rule; usual way; usual method

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to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)

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(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

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(in) the air; midair; sky

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