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to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

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in; at; for

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arrow; wedge; chock

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

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surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

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one hand

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to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality

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arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength

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to aim at

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base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

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direct hit

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to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

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to start to move; to get going; to come alive

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to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

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to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

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you (plural)

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camp; camping

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danger zone

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to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

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10th day of the month; ten days

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

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annual function; annual event

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lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront

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few decades; many decades; several decades

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subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)

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working one's way up; self-made person; veteran

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heavy loss

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adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently

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to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)

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to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)

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cash bonus; reward; bounty

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number

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informal; simplified

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first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job

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simple; plain

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to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away

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to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

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anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

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I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)

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to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely

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to the end; to the last

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startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

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risk

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to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

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(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection

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