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the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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to name; to call; to christen; to term

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direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

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west-southwest

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12 signs of the Chinese zodiac

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sharing; division; draw; tie

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increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

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Japan

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familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by

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time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

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participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

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circumstantial evidence

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although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

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to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up

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to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle

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extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)

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the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar

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cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

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line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings

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to chase; to run after; to pursue

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to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

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very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

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to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

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blue

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throughout the body

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to moan; to groan

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belatedly

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among these; between these; of these

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which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

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groan; moan; moaning

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sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

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something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

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details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

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crime; criminal act; offence; offense

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to point at

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

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while fumbling one's words; with a stutter

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to swim

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

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ho-ho

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without

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open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

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with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

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to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

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to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

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I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but

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