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container for boiled rice

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scary

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informant; informer; contact; Information Provider

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trick; act

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route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course

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to draw a line

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with a crack; with a tearing sound; with a ripping sound; stylish; smart; dapper

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time; pause; space; room

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to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of

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short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain

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tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining

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noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank

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like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...

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you; (arch.) your residence

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boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening

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deleterious substance; toxic substance

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lese majesty; lèse-majesté

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to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)

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spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration

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to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

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(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of

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defense; defence; safeguard; protection

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the ruler; sovereign

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to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

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(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting

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stray bullet

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dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting

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to clear up

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someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board

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to enclose (a word, letter, symbol, etc.) with a circle

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calculation; self-interest; selfishness

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district; area; zone; quarter; section; region

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to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after

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one's weak point

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in order; sequential; seriatim

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to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of

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nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic

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muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles

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poultice; cataplasm

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handsome man

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short distance; close range

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to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind

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foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead

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to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire

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wind egg; unfertilized egg; unfertilised egg

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adult male; man

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bashful; shy

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decreasing (graph falling to the right); sloping to the right; shrinking; declining

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blank column; blank space

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one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided

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