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to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by

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moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)

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premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

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to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure

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harassment; pestering

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control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

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a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

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scorched-earth strategy (tactics)

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never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

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gist; main point

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unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

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thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time

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years later

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hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman

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human history

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anti-establishment

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pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)

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to blow through; to blow across

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strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

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not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

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wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

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to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down

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Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)

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to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create

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to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

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mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

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probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not

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shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

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infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

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time limit

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one by one; each; every; at intervals of

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to increase; to grow

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no; nope

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to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

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bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all

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reopening; resumption; restarting

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anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

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brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint

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to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

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extent; scope; sphere; range; span

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politics; government

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to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

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world war

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refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

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blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament

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assertion; declaration; affirmation

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to live; to make a living; to get on with

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