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underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock

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to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

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to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)

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mm; hm; ngh; hm?; huh?

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strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual

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steel sheet; steel plate

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small; fine; detailed; stingy

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crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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pedestal

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above and below

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both; both sides; both parties

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loud voice

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way; method; means

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firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

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sparks

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to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing

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grief; lamentation

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to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

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to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

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to blaze; to burn brightly

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to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)

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to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

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zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

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hardness; stiffness

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to make a sound

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carbonization; carbonisation

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heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained

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to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

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pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment

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unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen

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to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits

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straight line; beeline

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to be injured; to sustain a wound

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

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to run up to

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to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

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completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

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to sustain a serious wound

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to drive away; to scatter; to rout

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in good health; alive and well; going strong

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to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

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programme; program; plans; arrangements

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it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

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armpit; axilla

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to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)

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to look up

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to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

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