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to become; to amount to

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makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

4

coarse; rough; bulky

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to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

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to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

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eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

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role-playing game; RPG

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to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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king

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monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding

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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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wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

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disregarding; ignoring

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castle

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

2

pose; pause

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boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

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miniboss; sub-boss; mid-boss; underboss (of a criminal organization)

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nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

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to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

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medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

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development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

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yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

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to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

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past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

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dangerous; risky

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bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

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place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

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empty-handed

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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

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black hair

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glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

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dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

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tradition; legend; folklore

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to draw a sword

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finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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