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suspense

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laboratory animal; experimental animal

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tax evasion

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here I am; I'm home!

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selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans

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to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle

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end of work day; end of school term; end of school year

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to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black

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narcissist

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cancellation of a contract

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to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

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dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

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cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet

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D; d; director

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compulsory education

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neglecting; leaving alone

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a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)

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only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually

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interests; stake

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severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment

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dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing

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let's do it; I (we) are going to do it

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to catch

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separate; scattered; apart

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lama

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to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

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hotcake; (American) pancake

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criminal condemned to death; convict on death row

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fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee

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folder

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mountain village

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so what!; who gives a damn?

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going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling

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start of work; commencement; opening

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police officer

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lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness

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to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence

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disgusting; creepy

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counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)

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how; in what way; in what manner

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exposing; unmasking; laying bare

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to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case

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hibernation; winter sleep; torpor

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admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

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class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

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Take it!; Take that!

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see you then; bye; ciao

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to build a house

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mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better

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close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

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