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character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

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movie; film

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part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

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Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)

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let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

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acquaintance

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to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous

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to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms

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reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

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by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

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foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage

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to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

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masochist; masochism

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beyond imagination; unimaginable

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headache

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to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

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bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost

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sense of pain

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pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires

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direct connection; direct link

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omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing

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sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams

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prickling; stinging; tingling

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

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

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limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

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suffering (as a result of maltreatment)

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nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

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sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

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side

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to harm; to cause harm to

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to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

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downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

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war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

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rank (of troops); file; column; formation

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scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

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light; lamplight

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obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

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this sort of

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all; everything

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

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back; behind; rear

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maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision

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furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

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to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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eccentricity; eccentric behaviour

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scarce; rare

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diameter

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tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs

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from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

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