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Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam

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tout; swindler; con-man; pimp

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skylark (Alauda arvensis)

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in name only; titular; nominal

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tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

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to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal

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to drift (to); to be washed ashore

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Don (Spanish honorific)

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popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

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earnings

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sympathy; empathy; response

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sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer

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to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one

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night soil; muck; filth; dirt

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to creep about; to crawl around

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plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

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order; discipline; regularity; system; method

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concern; business

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to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against

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among (them); of (them)

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watch-keeping; guard; lookout

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investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

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presence; sitting with; being with

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firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

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to push away; to push aside; to shove

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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to frown; to squint

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

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knob; doorknob

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to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

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solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

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katana and wakizashi

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long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

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shout; scream

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strong; intense; severe

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kick

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to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

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to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)

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servant; valet; menial

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(at the) window

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to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

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garments; attire

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trousers; pants

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to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

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to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire

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protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

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business discussion; negotiation

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formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

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