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regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable

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capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

4

an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"

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sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)

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leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis

1

necktie pin

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to contribute jointly

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stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company

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profit; earnings; stroke of luck

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed

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personal history; background; career

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great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out

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way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

3

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see

2

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

3

consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness

1

to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty

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next week

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to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)

1

club activities; extracurricular activities

1

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

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reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

2

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

3

skillful words; deceitful words; glibness

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poisoning; addiction

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cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict

1

symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation

2

(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning

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when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

3

to survive

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origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

3

having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily

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to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

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bet; wager; stake; gamble

3

gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure

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to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss

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to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

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running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

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this year

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openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face

1

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

1

theory of education; view of education

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end; conclusion

2

to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear

1

disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss

1

to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

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