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superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)

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convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

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serious look (on one's face); straight face

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to think of; to come up with

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plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

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examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)

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of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

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worst case

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prefix (as a part-of-speech)

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to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

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silk screen

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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large sum (of money)

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to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

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dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy

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seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

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necessary evil

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to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

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poker face

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repentance; confession; penitence

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to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

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heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle

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father; dad; husband; you; he

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special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke

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horse racing

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horseman; rider; jockey

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chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser

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to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

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to refer to; to use as reference

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mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)

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board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

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to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

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cover; lid; cap

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effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

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coffin; casket

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ill-omened; unlucky

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double suicide; lovers' suicide

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to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

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instruction; teaching

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front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

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fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

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practice by repetition; learning by rote

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practice; practising; experience

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germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign

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soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)

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signs; omen; symptoms

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flattery; compliment

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strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

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the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

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to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)

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