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lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

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boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud

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common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

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moneylending; moneylender

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if you think about it; come to think of it

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absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

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visitor

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debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

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to grow fat

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composition

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capacity; volume; capacitance

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(apportioning) in small amounts

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way; method; means; resource; course

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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impiety; unbelief; infidelity

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evasion; avoidance

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consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding

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in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

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personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups

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similarly; same (idea); same (name)

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should not; must not

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long ago; a long time ago; already

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retirement

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custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

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too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at

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in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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shock; impact; crash

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fury; power; menace

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to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

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strangeness; abnormality; disorder

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to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

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in order to do; for the purpose of doing

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to try all possible means

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plan; strategy

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to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

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with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

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even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

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consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

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to be well-known

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exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

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to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

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besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

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smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane

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to cover one's face

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lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

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to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

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to ask a question; to ask questions

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fast-talking; rapid talking

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clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

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