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blindingly quick speed; (in) a flash; (in) the blink of an eye

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to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

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lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild

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to doubt one's own eyes

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transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

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to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)

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flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)

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10th day of the month; ten days

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(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

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different person; another person; someone else; changed man

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to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as

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bisection

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potentiality; dormancy; latency

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level; value

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estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

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very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

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point in time; occasion

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all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high

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how long; how far; how much

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to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

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postwar period; period after Second World War

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last update; last updated

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mother

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see; you see; ha

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beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

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serious look (on one's face); straight face

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serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not

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reply; answer; response

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)

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sharp sword

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with a single blow; with one stroke

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to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)

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large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)

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to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

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two; 2

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spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)

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ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

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putting one's heart and soul (into); giving one's all; breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue); (arch.) intimacy; (arch.) familiarity

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first generation; founder

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fury; power; menace

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raging bull; ferocious bull

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to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule

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to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

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double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice

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to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase

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all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost

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to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger

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