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or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

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to drag out

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to drag in; to pull in

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to kidnap; to abduct; to drag (someone to an event or place); to force (someone) to go (to)

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clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.

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to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)

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person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick

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senior high school; high school

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female high school student

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full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial

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artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made

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long; (for a) long time

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to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

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slapping; splashing; splatting

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surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record

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to face each other; to be opposite (to)

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extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)

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writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)

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not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking

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copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan

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smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease

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transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation

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brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

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elder sister; effeminate man

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twitching

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taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

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to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

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on the board (shogi, go, etc.)

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piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

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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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turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)

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resignation; giving up the game for lost

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

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from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

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to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

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rage; fury; exasperation; indignation

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each; every

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

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smoke; fumes

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pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt

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broad-bladed kitchen knife (for dressing fish); deba knife

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26; twenty six

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mimicry; mimesis; camouflage

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shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

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fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

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to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

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