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question sheet; question paper

4

broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

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indicates emphasis

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pitfall; trap; pit

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conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi

5

the same; the said; likewise

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

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to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

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to grasp; to get

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gist; main point

2

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

2

riskiness; (level of) danger

2

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

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successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

2

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

3

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

1

full use; extensive use; complete utilization

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

4

lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

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to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour

2

discovery; detection; finding

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rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)

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conditioning

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practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout

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The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)

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Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)

2

beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)

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unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

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insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

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to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

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theta

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beta

1

inequality (expression)

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easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

2

relax

2

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

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essay question

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clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously

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(taking) notes; copying

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decision; settlement; definition

2

don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face

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competitive eater

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meaning; called; said

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powerful

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Afro

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sunglasses

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plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap

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(imperial) reign; period

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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