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Carl Lewis

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competitive swimming; swimming race

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individual medley (swimming)

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Michael Phelps

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yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast); sailing boat; sailboat

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Firefly (airline)

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class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

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(diving) fin; swim fin; flipper; fin (on a surfboard, aircraft, etc.)

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pole; poll

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deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)

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thank you; thanks

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emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence

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tonight; this evening

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honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

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morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly

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to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

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far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

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good morning

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to be

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on the way; someday

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than

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point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

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mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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employment rate

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in all

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evident; plain; distinct; clear

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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

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official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation

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sports ground; sports oval

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position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated

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now that; since; so long as; because

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to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

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as (for); for; in the capacity of

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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meaning; called; said

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