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Miss Universe

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hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up

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monaural; monophonic; mono

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trade in; part exchange

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dried candies; dried confectionary; cookies

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two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle

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inking a pencil sketch

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kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove

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azalea (Rhododendron spp.)

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to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover

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rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers

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report card; result sheet

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light; lamp; torch

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(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way

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chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing

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to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)

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autumn breeze; fall breeze

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mutual love

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living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet

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and; thereupon; because of that

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over-fond parent; doting parent

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kidney

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dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa

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patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice

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lullaby

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think

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mum; mom

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marshmallow

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boxing

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was; were

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each; (arch.) you (plural)

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law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

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paint

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stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp

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being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

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unrequited love; one-sided love

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(Saint) Valentine

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noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing

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melody; chime

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clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

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deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)

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frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)

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covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext

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sound of rainfall

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be that as it may; even so; though that be so

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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

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scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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