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to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)

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taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

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attacking in waves

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archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier

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to be jumbled together

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

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banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

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very bottom; rock bottom

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achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

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wild enthusiasm; being crazy about

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attendant; companion

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profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

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seamless; contiguous; unbroken; non-stop

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to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple

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same number

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by sheer strength; by brute force

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to defend oneself; to protect oneself

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weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

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(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

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comb

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tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)

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encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

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main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus

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body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop

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sublime; noble; high-minded

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to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

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luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent

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which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to

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of all people; a person of ...'s standing

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to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

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independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted

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poor plan

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to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed

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preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

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to assign; to set aside

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short of hands

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don't worry; there's no need to worry

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way; method; means; resource; course

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she; her; girlfriend

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one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman

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(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me

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decision; determination

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weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

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to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)

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gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

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