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to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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you'll pay for this!; you'd better keep your mouth shut!; you won't get away with this!

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to get angry; to lose one's temper

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white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin

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indigo dye

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clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)

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Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country

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frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)

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stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar

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sternly handsome; manly

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you; hubby; dearie

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tow rope; dog lead; bell rope; lanyard; sash cord

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elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad

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stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company

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to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

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to be; to exist; (arch.) to come; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to be (somewhere)

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to grow angry; to display one's anger

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each; every

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property

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to steal (from a person)

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some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")

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disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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uh-oh; oops; sorry

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to do someone in; to bump someone off

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these guys; these fellows

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fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

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completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot

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embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; covering up wrongdoings and feigning ignorance

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to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

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sharp parting remark; parting threat

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running away; escaping on foot

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all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern

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one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...

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to take away; to carry away

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walking off with someone's bag; luggage theft; luggage thief

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curio; antique

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please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

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(the likes of) a mere tradesman

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data

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imprudent fellow; misguided fellow

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baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage

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watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel

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had better; is advisable

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the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar

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final third of a two-hour period

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five o'clock

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