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going to and fro; back and forth

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nightmare; bad dream

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to fail to hear; to miss

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to fall asleep

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to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information

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sheep (Ovis aries)

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nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind

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to go back to bed

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helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

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very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash

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Hillis; Hills

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to fall asleep

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dawn; daybreak

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concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation

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to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

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with a clink (of metal); with a chink

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to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise

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now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

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to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out

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shape of a mountain; form of a mountain

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clearly; brightly; freshly

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waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane

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crimson

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to breathe while sleeping

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setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new

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stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole

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to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet

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to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

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cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet

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farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation

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to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence

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(raw) material

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physical work; manual labour (labor)

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to dominate (usu. one's husband)

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to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered

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to cook inside

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one or two; a few; small number

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a cappella

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familiarity (of a sound, etc.)

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last four (in a tournament); final four; semifinalists

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theme music; theme tune; theme song

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tasteless and odorless; bland

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event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)

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to gain in skill; to improve; to get better

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half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

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day by day

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steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

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earlobe

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ouch; ow

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to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about

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