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transitional tide between spring and neap tides

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fetal death (foetal); embryonic demise

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Chikai

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accidents in line of duty

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security camera

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PL; Product Liability

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etori (classic Japanese card game)

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ground zero

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watery grave (metaphor)

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prowling about; traveling in secret; travelling in secret

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subdural hematoma; subdural hemorrhage; subdural haemorrhage

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distance

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torchbearer (esp. Olympic); flame-bearer

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selling agency

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new system

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look here; I'll tell you what

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wisdom of crowds

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system development

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deplorable; alarming; grievous; lamentable

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guardship

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erotomania; sexual obsession; sexual maniac

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Ouch!

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autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)

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government and municipal offices; public agencies

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bomb warning

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one's own problem; one's own issues

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emergency transport; ambulance transport

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opium

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anecdote; brief (comic) story

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fleeing the country

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dark; gloomy

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member nation; member state; signatory

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manufacturer; maker

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matching clothing worn by couples

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illegal drug

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retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven

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personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment

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care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic

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sacred fire; sacred flame; Olympic flame; Olympic torch

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policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)

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to Google; to search for information on the WWW

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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hit-and-run (causing personal injury)

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giving something a try because it will not do any harm

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place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed

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paid vacation; paid holiday

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stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)

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Olympic rings; Olympics

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to be mistaken for; to be confused with

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gas stove; gas cooker; gas range

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