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lumbar support

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incessantly; without stop

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three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing)

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nose pad (glasses)

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counter for collections or assemblies of flat objects (e.g. CDs, DVDs, etc.)

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to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

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one copy each

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to torture; to persecute; to excruciate

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append

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weeping form (e.g. tree)

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private school that allows students to advance from one stage of education to the next, often kindergarten to university, without taking entrance exams en route

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directly; in person; firsthand

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knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser

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compassion; pity

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to praise; to extol; to applaud

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panellist (panelist)

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Emu

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passenger

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overcharge

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hard puncher

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travelling on foot

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to disguise oneself as a woman

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footrest

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munitions bunker

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commentary

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link access protocol; LAP

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tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

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cross in a circle

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Mothers; Market of the High-growth and Emerging Stocks

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affixing a seal

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to slide up to

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whole work; all of the works

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me too; Me Too (movement); MeToo

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freedom of the press

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Needlegun

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Hakou

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tail; caudal

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second proof; second revision

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to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear

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cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry

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with all one's might

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Soccer kick

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wicker basket; wickerwork basket

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cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer

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paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement

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heavy blow; heavy hit

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Air on the G string (Bach, from BWV 1068)

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weak; frail; slender; feminine

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trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd

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emphasizing one's good qualities; presenting oneself in a favorable light; self-production (of an album, film, etc.)

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