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wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

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to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

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skill

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

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while; during; while; although; all; both

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

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very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

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yes; that is so

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what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

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homemade

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store; shop

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cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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and then; after that

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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library (usu. single-room); small library

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school

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elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

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since when; from when; how long

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topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

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memorization; memorisation; learning by heart

1

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

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once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

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to talk; to chat; to chatter

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

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kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

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expression; presentation; representation; notation

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shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

1

how; in what way; by what means

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scene; sight; scenario; setting

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to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

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place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

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ptarmigan (Lagopus muta, esp. the Japanese ptarmigan, Lagopus muta japonica); grouse

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last; final; end; conclusion; rust

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ticket

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I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

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sure; yeah; I know

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screen

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atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

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