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counter for books; volume

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to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

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moonlit night

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to finish dyeing

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lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)

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maximum; local maximum

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to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)

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lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

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to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

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to leave (a scene); to step away

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to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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graveyard

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myth; mythology

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bitter-tasting bug

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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miscalculation

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

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shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

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that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

third

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crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

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to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

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to draw a sword

2

you (plural)

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expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes

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life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death

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morning fog; morning mist

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moon on the night before a full moon; moon on the 14th day of the month (by the lunar calendar)

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shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

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vanguard; advance guard

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fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

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corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

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small bag

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to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich

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middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

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secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting

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afterglow

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to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)

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self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial

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to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

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obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

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involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

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occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)

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one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate

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latent; potential

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transfer; transport; transportation

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outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

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supreme commander

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