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to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

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cockatoo

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to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

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to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

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insectivorous plant; carnivorous plant

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feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing

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gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit

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to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

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shriek; scream

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to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death

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moan; groan; groaning

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to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)

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prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick

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fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

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to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse

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tape recorder

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for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

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shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship

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to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear

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sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement

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to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into

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isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation

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pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

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to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize

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cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

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I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

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stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics

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to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

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to sob

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freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)

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battery; cell

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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second hand (of clock)

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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warmth

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to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay

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program (e.g. TV); programme

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accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right

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call; visit

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lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

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single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

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grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)

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no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

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severe; strict; tough; hard

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fishing rod

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rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

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change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

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to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

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