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to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with

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abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

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only extant copy; only existing copy

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silver fox

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why

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rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights

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to become keen on; to get passionate about

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face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety

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in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

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different (quality, nature); heterogeneous

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to cover one's face

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light and darkness; light and shade

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choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

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clothes

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dark blue

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amateur baseball; sandlot baseball

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demonstration; manifestation; protest

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strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious

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odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre

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loss by default; default

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heated (e.g. debate); passionate

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brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)

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military service; combat experience

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enjoying; enjoyment

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now is the (important) time; this is the (critical) moment; this is when it matters; this is the place

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waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

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bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve

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person who is always late; person who is never on time

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to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

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to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)

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inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known

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sticker; (adhesive) label

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bottom-up

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staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor

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representative; delegate

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to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)

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loyal retainer; loyal subject

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to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

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freezing rain

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to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back

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anime scene where previously used character movements are reused

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to use (the same thing) for multiple purposes; to reuse; to work (someone) hard; to order around

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to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked

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miniskirt; mini-skirt

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use

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must-have; essential item

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to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss

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shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)

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medium size

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