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Caladrius

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being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

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uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure

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to let someone say

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to flirt with; to dally

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full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

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one side

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to slip off

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pomegranate (Punica granatum)

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(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane

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one sheet of paper

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elect (select) few

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to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press

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nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing

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struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)

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eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood

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supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder

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by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect

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imprisonment; captive; prisoner

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the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot

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high-handed; oppressive

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last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

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of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

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awareness; realization

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to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

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sunrise

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clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

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to put one's trust in

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to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)

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equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")

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having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover

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warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

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being alive

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at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally

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ceremony; rites

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sitting; feast; speech

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to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair

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imperial court; royal court

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still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

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running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices

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people; populace; masses

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to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire

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ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

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detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright

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drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation

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to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out

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tyrant; despot

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nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms

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slight yawn

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oratory; eloquence

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