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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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(one acting as a) foster parent

4

verge of death; dying moments

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of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

1

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

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is something that; is that which

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nothing but; none other than

3

to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

2

to bear fruit; to produce fruit

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exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize

2

compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

2

cradle

2

to throw at; to turn; to raise

2

to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

4

sterilization by boiling; sterilisation by boiling

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to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

3

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

2

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

1

your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)

2

lighting up; illumination; floodlighting

1

14; fourteen

1

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

1

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

6

to bud

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by the window

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sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird

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to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)

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to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

2

completely disregarding

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deadly serious; deadly earnest

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the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

4

taking up a new post

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daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

3

to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

2

bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

4

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

1

workshop; works

1

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

2

to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

1

sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

1

easy; simple; plain

1

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

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self-defense; self-defence

1

latest style

1

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

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safety; security

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consideration; taking into account

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nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

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