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at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

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mere child's play

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equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

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to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of

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one horseman

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single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed

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negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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succeeding; following; trailing; next

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questions and answers; dialogue

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overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object

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to wear extra clothes; to dress formally

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intimidating air; sense of intimidation

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to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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military commander

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image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

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first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address

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bright; intelligent; clever; smart

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suspicious person

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flight; desertion; escape

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thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

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barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

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to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind

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leather

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horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider

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just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

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out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope

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to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

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war cry; roar

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man and horse; rider and horse; centaur

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to breathe out; to exhale

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reliance; trust; faith; confidence

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huge; big; gargantuan

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causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart

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wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)

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ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)

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mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

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to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

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to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

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very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

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instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

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to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body

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crash into; clash

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boarding; wooden floor

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to smash to pieces

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to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront

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