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Sunday

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high noon

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to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

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Youko

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dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

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prize; award

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awarding a prize

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fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake

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to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

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wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

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literature

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Rookie of the Year award

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wave; ups and downs

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election loss; rejection

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lightly; easily; carelessly

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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society; the world; the times

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talent; ability

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keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)

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gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

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to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

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to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

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success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

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foolish; stupid; silly

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to keep running

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with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person

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business world; business circles; (the) industry

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both (people)

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congratulations

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an issue being settled; a case being closed

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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

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to come off; to slip down; to slip off

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to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

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way; method; means; (technical) specification

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hair style; coiffure; hairdo

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indeed; it's no wonder

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(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

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prohibition; inhibition; ban

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exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

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photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording

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return; coming back

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suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

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to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

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canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)

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