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convenient

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on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

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respiratory muscles

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(dying of) natural causes

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to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

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camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

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useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

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to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

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within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption

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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

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situation

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

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it seems that; as if

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large-scale

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unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

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electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug

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as soon as; right after

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conductor (electricity)

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conducting wire

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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muscle

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voluntary; optional; free; elective

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to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

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to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered

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indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

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amateurish work

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certainty

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selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf

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stun gun

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output (electrical, signal, etc.)

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remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding

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A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.

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radio

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meeting hall; assembly hall

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one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

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to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

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kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous

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(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection

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wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

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real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

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to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

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slaughter (of livestock for meat); butchery

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central nerves

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electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking

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bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE

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to contract (a disease); to suffer from

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being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work

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