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to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

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house-cloth; dust cloth

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to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

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training

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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

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such ... as; or some such

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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bastards; guys; lads

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good grief

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cockscomb; crest

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guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

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low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant

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to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

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rational; logical; coherent

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willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

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drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel

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to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

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to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

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to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

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strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

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to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

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you (plural)

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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she; her; girlfriend

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to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

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be; is

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lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love

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to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

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in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

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another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

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schoolboy; male student

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to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

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handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

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to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

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to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

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bandit; brigand

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having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

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way; method; means; resource; course

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boyfriend; he; him

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to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

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to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

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contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden

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shoplifting; shoplifter

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together; at the same time; same; identical

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crime; offence; offense

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so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

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love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

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