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contrastive

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rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment

4

woman; female; feminine gender

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

2

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

1

being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

1

to bring someone along

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to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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both (people); the two of them

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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transfer student; student changing schools

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

self-introduction

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(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

2

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

1

mere; only; just; slight

2

studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)

2

period; term; interval

1

pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes

1

please

1

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

5

uh-oh; oops; sorry

1

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

1

to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse

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living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot

1

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

1

uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely

2

stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

2

to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

1

that day; the very same day

2

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

1

a certain ...; some ...

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to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into

1

children; kids

1

deep crimson

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the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

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to rust; to become rusty

3

lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking

1

to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth

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look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

1

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

4

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

4

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

1

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

2

(a person's) appearance; looks

1

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

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