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absolute secrecy

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to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot

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passive

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since some time ago; for quite a while; already

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calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal

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curt response; indifferent response; chilly reception; (giving someone the) cold shoulder; unenthusiastic interaction (e.g. from a company to a customer, or a celebrity to a fan)

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eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious

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font

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number one

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elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad

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Wilkes

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psychopath

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to do together; to share; to participate in

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(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch

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police officer; policeman; policewoman

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boisterous dance

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personification; anthropomorphization

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shy; bashful; timid; reserved

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persecution; oppression

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pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way

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wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo

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at one's fancy (whim)

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cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness

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to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

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to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish

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to give in (after initially resisting); to yield; to concede; (lit.) to break (one's) horn

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to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out

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secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method

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city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

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sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface

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drool

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image; figure; figure; form; image

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crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

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classification; categorization; sorting

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equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival

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bedding; bedclothes

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goods; merchandise; commercial items

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collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show

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habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

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likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness

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good for the health; healthy; wholesome

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sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death

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hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased

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noblesse oblige

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nobility; aristocracy; peerage

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nodding off (while sitting); dozing

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sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

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to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger

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to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you

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world peace

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