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treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly

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to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)

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being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering

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agility; nimbleness

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physical strength; muscle strength

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student in a higher grade; upperclassman

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without trouble; easily; readily

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to knock down; to defeat

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ill-bred; vulgar; boorish

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extortion; shakedown

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extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer

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gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

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vigorous advance (while attacking the enemy); sweeping advance; string of wins; series of great successes; unbroken run of success (in business, entertainment, etc.)

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daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)

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just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

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influence; power; might; influence (of stones)

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looking or acting as if one owned the place

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stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)

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to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)

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half a year; six months

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to reach; to get to; to arrive at

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honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

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to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

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paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

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I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me

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while passing each other

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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harassment; pestering

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to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)

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escalation

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raid; assault; attack

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with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

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to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

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assailant; marauder

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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 come to light

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discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

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row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally

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face; honour; honor; appearance; look

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complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)

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to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey

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(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

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stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company

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slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline

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placement; fixed position; mapping out; location

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to pass (of time); to elapse

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desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

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equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

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