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(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

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to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

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flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

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to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove

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ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

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someone; somebody

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crest; coat of arms

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to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

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this evening; tonight

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cloud

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to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

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stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies

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to tear off

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Blowin' in the wind

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to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

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hill

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department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

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below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin

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pale; pallid; bluish-white

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strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

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to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

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jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly

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Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

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whole story; full picture; full particulars

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distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

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meaningful; suggestive

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to knead into

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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)

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ten years; decade

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20 years old; (arch.) twenty

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to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

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hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

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to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

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pearl

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(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

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to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

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ghost; apparition

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shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom

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ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere

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for lack of anything better to do

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far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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to grow; to develop; to grow up

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health; healthy; sound; fit

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already; now; no longer; not any more

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doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog

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underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

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