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desert

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Amazon (river, rainforest, etc.); Amazon (female warrior)

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anaconda (esp. the green anaconda, Eunectes murinus)

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petting zoo

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raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning

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enrollment in kindergarten; enrollment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.

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one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together

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neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining

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to frolic about; to mess around

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charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

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minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup

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order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations

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to turn one's back to

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along the wall

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projection; protrusion; lump; bulge

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acrobat; tumbler

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essential condition

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black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)

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one-by-one; individual

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tedious; boring; being fed up with

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to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future

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to choose; to select; to pick (out)

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to search for; to seek for; to look for

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eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

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nine times; twisting around many times

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to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)

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lucky; fortunate

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rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules

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taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

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(doing) together

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barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity

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taking (a class); studying; completion (of a course)

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(you're) dirty!; (you have) cooties!

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taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration

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accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation

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acquaintance

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stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison

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tingling; stinging; pungently

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timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously

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fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them

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honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

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Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful

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homogeneous

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loose; slovenly; sloppy; disorganized

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rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced

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child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster

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slowly and quietly; stealthily

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to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk

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