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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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match fixing; put-up job; fixed game

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popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect

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just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

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than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except

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to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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if it is (the case that ...)

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to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

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smoke bomb; smokebomb

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to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)

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to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

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half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont

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preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork

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stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style; established trope; beloved stock formula (in entertainment); time-honored routine

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opposite bank; farther shore

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to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)

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

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(a) row; line

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if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

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lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

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half the body; half length

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to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily

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phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)

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to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent

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sprint; dash; scampering

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to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away

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straight line

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from the viewpoint of; according to

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(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

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ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

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situation

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because of this

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

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pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix

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this area; around here

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clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously

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having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about

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tactics; strategy

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that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words

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worthy opponent; good match for someone; well-matched adversary

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to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone

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presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out

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juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord

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to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

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(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using

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to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze

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