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etching

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had better ...; had better not ...

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with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

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had better; is advisable

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use; utilization; utilisation; application

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pluralizing suffix

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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semi-transparent; translucent

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characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

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(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out

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flour; meal; powder; dust

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

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growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension

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in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

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to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate

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to get dry

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to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

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face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

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dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)

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dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

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ground (color, colour)

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to weaken

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coloured paper; colored paper

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rough cardboard made from straw; (arch.) low-grade paper (used as a lining)

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like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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cardboard; thick paper

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thin; slender; fine; unlucky

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starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)

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having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

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to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

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to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

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in this way; thus; such; uh...

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finish; finishing; finishing touches

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number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

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200; two hundred

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300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

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to take (be in) charge of

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twenty-five

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unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

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to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

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... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic

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thickness; profundity; depth

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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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