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Ira

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malt; molto

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drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)

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concentration; thickness; density; cardinality

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diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry

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state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place

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endangered species

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to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

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rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

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straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation

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to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

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as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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forty; 40

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after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

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unnecessary; needless

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to brave a danger; to take a risk

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you

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stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant

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to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

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to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

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bold; daring; audacious

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to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

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offstage; backstage; behind the scenes

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to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

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steering (of a boat); steerage

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at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

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to degenerate; to lapse into

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to meet; to assemble; to congregate

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eternal; unlimited; endless

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inlet; bay; inland sea

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esoteric doctrines; mysteries

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significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

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to state; to express; to mention

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data; datum

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reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos

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(at the) window

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angel

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to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

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to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)

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bundle; bunch; sheaf

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to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous

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production (e.g. play); direction

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to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

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fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

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to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

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feigned ignorance

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