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letter of introduction

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transfer to a different hospital; hospital transfer

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big problem

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personal history; career

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to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

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advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

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exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

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going around; patrol; round; tour

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bus

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to happen to pass by

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godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall

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nearest station

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to do for (the sake of someone else)

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great haste; mad rush

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route; way; course; directions

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to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

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railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

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city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis

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commuter town; bedroom community; dormitory town

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going home from work; on the way home from work

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suited figure; person in a suit

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men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

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to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)

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to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

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ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket

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purse; handbag; wallet

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ticket

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quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

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ticket window; box office; ticket

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toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

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not necessarily so; is not always true

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as soon as possible; at the earliest time

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train; electric train

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to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

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opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

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lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

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ticket machine; ticket-vending machine

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shriek; scream

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to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

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crowd; throng

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crater; pockmark

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middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

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to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle

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lower jaw; mandible

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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being ...

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formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

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