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after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

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graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

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with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

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not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled

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always; at any time

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pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

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shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.

2

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

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impression

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compared to

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from here; from this place

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without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

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alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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moving to new seats; moving to new desks

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approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

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there is nothing

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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comedian; comic

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live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive

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bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

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one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway

1

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

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stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

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seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

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to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

1

aim

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so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

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mike; mic; microphone

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taxi

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water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

1

living; lifestyle; living room

1

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

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opposite; reverse; contrary

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important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

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at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

2

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

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to get drunk; to become tipsy

1

glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)

1

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

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washing (esp. dishes and laundry)

1

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

1

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

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denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

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sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

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to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

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won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

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to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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