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amateur

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

8

involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

2

to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

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suddenly; all of a sudden

1

great speed; recklessly fast speed

4

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

6

being startled

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complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

2

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

11

hey; hold on; come on

3

to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough

1

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

4

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

3

unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness

1

loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles

5

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

6

ideal

2

streamline shape; aerodynamic shape

3

body; body blow (in boxing)

2

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

1

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

4

eagle (Accipitridae family)

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

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to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

10

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

9

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

5

centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental

7

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

6

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

6

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

12

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

2

to have the nerve to

7

to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another

1

splash (of water); spray

5

to fly around; to scatter

2

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

14

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

1

hey!; hey!

4

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

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

8

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

15

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

2

lightning; thunder; thunderbolt

2

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

7

exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout

1

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

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