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to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match

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you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry

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not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

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full view; plain sight; completely visible

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fuse; cord

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reflexes

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to kick back (ball, person, etc.)

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kicking a ball in mid-air (soccer, football)

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body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop

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to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...

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unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead

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acrobatics; risky undertaking

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to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own

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locational advantage; advantageous position

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offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other

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all things; all creation

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belligerence; fighting spirit

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intensive; concentrated; focused

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to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart

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to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside

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the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death

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freezing weather; cold weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin

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without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible

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excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence

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martial artist; fighter

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to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand

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rout; collapse

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in a choked voice

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smokescreen

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capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp

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air battle; dog fight; aerial battle

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(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding

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without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

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tap; knock; bonk

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rush; dash; charge

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to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

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shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

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volt; bolt

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spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge

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to turn a somersault

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furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious

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warming up; warm-up

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expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes

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to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

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(being on the) defensive

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offensive (movement); aggression

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gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)

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sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap

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