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Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

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heroine

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

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

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment

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intentional; on purpose

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depiction; description; portrayal

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

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seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens

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to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow

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personal; individual; private

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mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours

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this (very thing); this precisely

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to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear

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user

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work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out

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fate; destiny; lot

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to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

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chance; opportunity

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from the beginning; from scratch

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to reread; to read again

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ending

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powder snow

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famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece

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one-by-one; separately; in detail

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opinion; point of view; visual point

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sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

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foreign matter; impurities

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impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest

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people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

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lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

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earnest apology

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to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

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aforementioned; above-mentioned

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writer

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position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

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special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity

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business world; business circles; (the) industry

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

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to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

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user-friendly

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entertainment

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how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

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cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination

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mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

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slump

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