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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

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academic background; academic credentials; academic record

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low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

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satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable

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to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

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nothing but; except; no more than

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marriage

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even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

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possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

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bull's-eye; the mark

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely

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barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house

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I assure you it is

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cheer; shout of joy

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adhering to (a view, policy, etc.); sticking to; holding fast to; steadfastly maintaining

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congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

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cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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late at night

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band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)

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shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears

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daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

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difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

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rank; standing

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enrollment in kindergarten; enrollment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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interview (e.g. for a job)

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bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless

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important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

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to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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influenza; flu

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total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure

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cough; coughing; tussis

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another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside

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to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

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oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

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dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy

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he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!

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friend; companion

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discipline; training; teaching manners

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to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

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ha ha ha (laughter)

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indicates emphasis

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to make laugh; to set to laughing

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