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to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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use; utilization; utilisation; application

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sincere; honest; faithful

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striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand

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hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

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handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown

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overlooking; turning a blind eye

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to finish writing

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crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

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turkey (Meleagris gallopavo); turkey (bowling); three strikes in a row

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with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

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lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

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natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

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this evening; tonight

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Christmas party

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slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

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there is nothing; having nothing

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carefree; free from worry

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resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

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to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

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to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down

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silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

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to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love

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to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

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those; they

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everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

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I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago

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last chapter (book, etc.)

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Ten Years After

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declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

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suit (clothing); suit

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jeans; denim; jean

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what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called

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person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

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cook; chef

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legend; folklore; tradition

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confrontation; showdown

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program (e.g. TV); programme

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Japanese, Western and Chinese (cuisine)

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to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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to have the privilege of doing

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake

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counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

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average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

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viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)

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