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to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

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to thrust away; to send flying

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to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

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to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss

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taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

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staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances

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vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

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moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable

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sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

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several seconds

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silencing (e.g. machine); muffling; muting (e.g. TV)

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concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)

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radius

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trifling; trivial

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immediate reply

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small scale

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to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

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to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

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pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly

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eating quickly; speed-eating

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to amuse oneself; to make merry

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Food Fight (TV series)

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food

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to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for

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self-protection

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glutton; gourmand

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trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

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to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

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reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

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tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)

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flattery; insincerity

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child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

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menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu

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salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

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to do over and over again; to have sex repeatedly

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(pet) owner; keeper

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artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans

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opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)

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public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate

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fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur

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grain; cereal; corn

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to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

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