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(divine) revelation; divine oracle

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criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

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job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer

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job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind

6

head office; main office; main store; this store; our store

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to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

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of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after

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fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant

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to be remembered; to go down in history

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to be doing; to be in the process of doing

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none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!

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safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury

7

glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses

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agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful

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not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful

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(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port

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regular pay; fixed salary

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commission system

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old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

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winter; wintertime; winter term

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graduate school

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not yet fixed; undecided; pending

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completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

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variety show (e.g. on TV)

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spittoon

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running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes

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to value time

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the touch of; feel of; texture

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to say goodbye; to bid farewell

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somewhere to go; place to go

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between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

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loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)

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taciturn

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not mince matters; not mince one's words

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always having a comeback; fast-talking

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slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear

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to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

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to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note

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dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

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eyebrow; eyebrows

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to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward

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graveyard; cemetery

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first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address

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pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe

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moment of death

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to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

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about when; about what time; how soon

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meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

4

a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)

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to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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