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originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

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knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

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sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

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

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finger; toe; digit

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faint; swoon

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dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily

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index finger; forefinger; second toe

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really; truly

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to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

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faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

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message

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fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

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lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

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message board

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to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

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overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

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to return; to come back

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revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

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exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

1

(beyond the) limits; scope; boundary

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

2

though; much as

2

gulpingly; in one gulp

1

to stiffen; to become stiff

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to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

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tension; mental strain; nervousness

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to be at a loss for words

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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sneeze

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sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing

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clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

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question; query

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negative; contradictory

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to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

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frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

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looking on (somebody) as hostile

2

fresh

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sender; consignor; remitter

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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way (of doing); manner; method; means

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feigned illness

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to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless

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talking in delirium; incoherent muttering

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intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account

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beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

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I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

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