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dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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catch; playing catch

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wild pitch

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picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)

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to be silent; to say nothing

4

breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball

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to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

4

meaningless; pointless

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excuse; explanation

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feeling; sense; impression

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

2

artificial satellite; man-made satellite

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suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

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general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

3

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

2

someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting

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opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

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part-time job; side job

2

study; diligence; discount; reduction

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to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate

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what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

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to be greedy; to devour greedily

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be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

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the number of days; date

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

3

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

5

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

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progress; development

2

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

2

hereabouts; around here

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area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

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cabin

2

touching; moving; painful

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dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

5

April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

2

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

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from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

4

meaning; called; said

2

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

2

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

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this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

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disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

4

so-and-so; who?; which people?

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stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

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