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smoke of powder and hail of bullets; (in) the thick of the raging battle

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baptism

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vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

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to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate

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gas light; gas lamp

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in very small pieces

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downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo

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to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled

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rapid-fire

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plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme

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to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch

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fighter (aircraft)

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combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

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throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

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making practical; making useful; implementing

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technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities

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level; standard; water level

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to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

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next generation; future generation

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armament; soldier's equipment

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frame; framework; outline

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place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

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mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

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dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

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obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

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saving from the brink of death

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putting into operation; invocation

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secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

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blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

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one by one; each; every; at intervals of

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to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

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alloy

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establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

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restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion

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gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove

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all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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sediment; earth and sand

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disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking

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cloud of dust

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

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shooting; gunning (down)

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to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

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nimble; quick; agile

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private citizen; civilian

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relief; aid; rescue

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superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

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to say (something) over one's shoulder

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reply; answer; response

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machine gun

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sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

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