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reading a book in turn

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male homosexuality; pederasty

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comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women; BL; bill of lading; BL; brushless

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character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae

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maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast

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(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness

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couch; bench; ottoman; settee

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metropolis; large city

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feeble; faint; weak

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discord; antagonism

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namely; that is (to say); in other words

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to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble

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weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

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independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

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to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure

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putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

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matter of concern; matter of interest

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simple honesty; tactless frankness

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to backfire; to have a harmful result

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to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

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intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy

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to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far

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to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious

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victim; injured party; sufferer

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to arrest; to capture; to seize

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proper; appropriate; due; suitable

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philandering; itch for women

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watchdog; chaperone; watcher

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mere; only; just; slight

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hammock

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to ventilate; to let fresh air in

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stop

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closely-guarded secret; top secret

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being suited to a role; being the right person for the job; suitable role; suitable position; fitting part

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no; nope

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to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down

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immediately carrying out (a plan); right away; without delay; immediately

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by sheer strength; by brute force

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opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province

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each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually

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complaint; grumble

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date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)

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physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy

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deciding match; play-off; runoff

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to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)

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charcoal

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to emit smoke

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worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated

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floorboard

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to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)

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