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adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

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to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh

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difference; variation; difference

3

advantage or disadvantage

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direct connection; direct link

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in the same way; like; likewise; similarly

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assassin

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

4

(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation

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inclination; tendency; nature; character

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restlessly; in continuous motion

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to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

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orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course

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to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

2

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

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inside; interior; inner part

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to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

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to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

3

annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing

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victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

2

disgrace; humiliation

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comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

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metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge

2

pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity

5

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

and; as well as

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combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

1

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

2

practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic

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technical skill; ability; capacity

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small scale

3

need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention

1

top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar

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to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

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shaking violently

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to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

1

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

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(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

3

hundreds

3

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

2

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

2

prediction; estimation

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to be smashed up

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to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

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roundhouse kick; turning kick

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backstep (dancing, sports); set-back (motorcycle) footrests

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-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)

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flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

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