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digital kidnapping

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abuse of elderly people

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fish served whole (complete with head and tail)

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Johannesburg

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name-giving ceremony

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Oceans

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petty swindling; petty swindler

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overactivity; overwork

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Sachi

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often; frequently

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cats (esp. the musical: Cats)

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USB flash drive; USB memory stick; thumb drive

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cinch; pushover; easy matter; light snack; cake served with tea

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gathering evidence; collecting evidence

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career bureaucrats

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security police

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glue; grue (fictional monster)

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middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic")

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having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered

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pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead

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total amount of damage

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hives; nettle rash; urticaria

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one's parents' generation

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surgery costs (fees)

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Fujiko

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to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage

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Aladdin

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Morse code (esp. signalling)

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detective work; detective industry

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(received) present; gift

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chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.

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projection

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population ageing (aging)

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master thief; notorious robber

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talisman; lucky charm

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grandpa; grampa; grandfather

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going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)

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document; reportage; documentary; documentation

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new order; new system

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gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting

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jasmine

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(personal) background check

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ruler; measure

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red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter

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to be too long

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reality

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great-grandchild

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rehabilitation (in society)

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Jane; Jaynne; Jayn

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endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

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