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severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious

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sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; component stereo system

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request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

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to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre

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near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess

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negative; contradictory

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forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money

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... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate

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repeat; repeating; repeat (broadcast); rerun; repeat sign; repeat consumption

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decision; determination; resolution

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to be misleading

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last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)

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hanging low (of clouds); remaining low (of sales, stock prices, etc.); remaining sluggish (of the economy, market, etc.); hovering (around a low level)

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plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy

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change of job; change of occupation; career change

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to have an idea; to have a clue

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check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out

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reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)

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nickname

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to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

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downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

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(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

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to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

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madness; craziness; insanity

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soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy

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to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up

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at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately

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domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid

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devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

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to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

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to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

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to take advantage of (someone's) weakness

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outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable

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oof; ough; ulp

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very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly

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to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)

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worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature

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to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding

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averaging; levelling (off); equalization; standardization; balance

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dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

2

scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin

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to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

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answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising

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to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

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teary eyes

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which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow

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indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution

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