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to invite in; to show someone in

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to close; to shut

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to grieve and moan

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to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with

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mold; mould; mildew

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huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)

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flint; firestone

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to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

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protection against fire

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dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)

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cramped

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spacious; vast; wide

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rank (of troops); file; column; formation

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw

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to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

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moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key

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battle formation; military formation

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to begin to walk; to set out

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vanguard; advance guard

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rearguard; rear guard; back (player)

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to be breathtaking; to be stifling

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direct unforked road; straight path

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to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down

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Oh well; yeah; good; OK

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in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur

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surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

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notes; comment; remark; annotation

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nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply

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grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri

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dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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fresco; mural; wall painting

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history; career

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intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

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aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots

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to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

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tyranny; atrocity

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abominable; detestable

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to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

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thorough; exhaustive; complete

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to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

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to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer

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chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold

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with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly

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to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other

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to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

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unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious

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compared with

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to feel deeply ashamed (of)

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