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leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking

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thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

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the preceding visitor

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you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping

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to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

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aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

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reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

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bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness

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good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

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unless one ...; if one does not ...

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selling by the piece

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story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

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to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from

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true story

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outline; summary; argument

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beautification; glorification

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to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for

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hope; wish; aspiration

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cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do

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rather; sooner; preferably

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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entertaining movie; entertaining film

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cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

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producer (film, TV, etc.)

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history

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still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

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beloved; dearest

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dead

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Venice

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technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

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admiration; being impressed (by)

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computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI

1

private citizen; civilian

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to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

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secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick

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lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)

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playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

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last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene

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husband

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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meaning; called; said

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obvious; transparent

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sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

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sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict

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to this extent; to this degree; this much

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always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible

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these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

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end; conclusion

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moving; touching; stirring

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end of the world

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