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both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other

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extra-large

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third grade; third class; tertiary

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cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end

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desperate; hopeless

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teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)

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kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce

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to grasp tightly

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to glare at; to scowl at

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pupil (of the eye); one's eyes

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to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

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to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)

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such a thing; something like that

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to talk volubly

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desperately; for one's dear life

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easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

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calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing

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pressure

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one grade; first-class; primary

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messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things

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yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

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first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start

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to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press

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coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting

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to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...

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to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

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panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic

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to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

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to be too numerous; to be too much

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situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

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to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone

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standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing

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without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

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to become desperate; to give way to despair

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occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream

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easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

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to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

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growth process

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premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

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by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then

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difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

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not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

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to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge

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to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

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first; new

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letting (someone) die without helping

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to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

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reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

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to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup

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if so; in that case; in that situation

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