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to make matters worse

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grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

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nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

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exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

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all; every

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collapse; downfall

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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warm welcome

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general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)

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just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

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suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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to emit smoke

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rejection

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theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

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appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event

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by and by; before long

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to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)

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gesture; charades (game)

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cawing (of a crow)

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every day

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bow (salute, greeting)

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to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

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lunch box

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vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

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to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

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to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

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other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

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to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

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(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

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timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

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shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

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burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

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compatibility; coexistence; standing together

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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up until now; as recently as the present

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ability; faculty

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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to be too numerous; to be too much

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representative; exemplary; model

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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exception; exclusion

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timewise; temporal; chronal

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limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

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selection

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nothing but; none other than

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to get one's head around; to think about

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perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy

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to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

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crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated

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