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to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age

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wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)

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an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"

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flashback

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to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)

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opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

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trend; tendency; movement; attitude

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to fail; to screw up; to stuff up

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lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

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dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

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playing house

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paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed

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pay envelope

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to side with (someone); to support (someone)

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to soothe and humor; to coax

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to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell

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to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

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upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)

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to like; to prefer

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thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient

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whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

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trouble; quarrel; dispute

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rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul

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passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)

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eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance

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to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

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to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

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weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)

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truth is stranger than fiction

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digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else

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with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl

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to step out of the bath

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crying face; face of a person who is crying

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to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate

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unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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to mesh (of gears); (fig.) to be in sync (of people, organizations, etc.)

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sanctions; punishment

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again and again; repeatedly

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spray; splash

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to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

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blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body

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comfort; consolation; diversion

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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retaliation; revenge

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stone statue

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half the body; half length

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lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering

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cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed

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to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence

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