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to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe

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struggle (for); scramble; contest

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to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

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division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)

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A; a

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B; b; basement floor (as in B1F)

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C; c; Celsius; cyan; C (programming language)

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round-robin tournament; round-robin competition

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to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

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drifting ashore

2

seed; pit

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confrontation; showdown

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contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game

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versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

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bringing; taking; carrying

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

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however; but

2

lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede

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sea level; (surface of) sea

2

hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best

1

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

2

contest; competition; struggle; scramble

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(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess

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do not shoot straight for the top; he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin; (lit.) if you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse

1

land; shore

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series of battles; successive battles

2

starting line (in a race); start line; starting point

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play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)

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long throw

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open sea; Okinawa

1

difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

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flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cheilopogon agoo)

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(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)

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dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)

2

more than expected

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exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

1

such-and-such a place

2

goal line

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one's whole heart; everything one feels

1

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)

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good grief

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inlet; cove; creek; bay

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dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest

1

colourful

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suction cup; suction pad; sucker

2

wounded person; injured person

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to share

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high tide; high water; full tide

2

sunlight; rays of the Sun

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to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

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