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  • 51List of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers monsters (Season One) — This is a list of fictional monsters from the Power Rangers universe, specifically those that first appeared in the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers . Monsters from later series can be found in the List of Power Rangers monsters… …

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  • 52List of One Piece characters — The protagonists of the One Piece series. Clockwise from top: Franky, Usopp (in his Sogeking alias), Nico Robin, Sanji, Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Nami, Brook and Tony Tony Chopper (at the center). The One Piece manga and anime series… …

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  • 53List of one-time The Simpsons characters — Further information: List of characters in The Simpsons and List of recurring characters in The Simpsons The following is a list of one time characters from the American animated television comedy series The Simpsons. Some of the… …

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  • 54To set one's cap for — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …

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  • 55To set one's self against — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …

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  • 56To set one's teeth — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …

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  • 57avail — I (be of use) verb aid, assist, assist in accomplishing a purpose, be good to, be of service, be of value, be profitable, be useful, benefit, bestead, bring to bear, confer a benefit on, do service, have efficacy, help, perform a function,… …

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  • 58Transliteration into Chinese characters — Transliteration is known as yinyi (zh ts|t=音譯|s=音译) in Chinese. While it is not uncommon to see foreign names left as they are in their original forms (for example, in Latin alphabet) in a Chinese text, it is a common practice to transliterate… …

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  • 59manipulate — manipulatable, adj. manipulative /meuh nip yeuh lay tiv, yeuh leuh tiv/, adj. manipulatively, adv. manipulatory /meuh nip yeuh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /meuh nip yeuh layt /, v.t., manipulated, manipulating. 1. to manage or influence skil …

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  • 60manipulate — ma·nip·u·late || mÉ™ nɪpjÉ™leɪt / jÊŠl v. handle or operate with the hands; influence, manage, control; adapt or change to suit one s purpose …

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