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to rack one's brains

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to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

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to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

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to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

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to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

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awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

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absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted

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unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

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to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

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to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

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seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy

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(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter

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to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

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detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright

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efficient

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momentary; instantaneous

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groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

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place of destination

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route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

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looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to

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very likely; very probable

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this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

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gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

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to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

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shadow; tail; following

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energy; vigor; vigour; vitality

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Schenna

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to chase; to run after; to pursue

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place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

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grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

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with these words; while saying

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radical (of a kanji character)

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nose

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to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager

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dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

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tissue paper; toilet paper

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to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

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to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase

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to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

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hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

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independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted

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look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

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behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

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Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega

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programme; program; plans; arrangements

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whispering into a person's ear

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back street; back alley; off-street

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to quicken one's pace (steps)

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multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

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in high spirits

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