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original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series

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number of lines; linage

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bursting at the seams; bulging; snip-snip (of scissors)

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number of characters; character count

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theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

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creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

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properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

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beautiful; gorgeous

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pinup

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to like too much; to like to excess; to adore

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to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled

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zero-sum

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every issue or number

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publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

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November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

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secret

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promising; hopeful; full of promise

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senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

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open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest

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eavesdropping; tapping

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passionate; ardent; enthusiastic

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(deeply) jealous

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section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing

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frown; scowl; grimace

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to stir well; to mix thoroughly; to interrupt (with a joke, sarcastic remark, etc.); to butt in (with a facetious comment); to make fun of (what someone says)

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argumentative

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reasoning; logic; persuasion

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solution; way out

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to draw a line

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heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la

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to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

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passion; enthusiasm; zeal

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restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope

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boyfriend; he; him

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confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

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catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)

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pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt

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to serve a master; to serve one's employer faithfully

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several people; some people; a few people; a number of people

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extravagance; luxury

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shogi board

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surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

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outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

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to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes

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sociability

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to leave behind; to misplace; to forget

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walk; stroll

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superiority complex; sense of superiority

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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