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to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of

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trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess

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friendly; amicable

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to face on; to look out on to

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area

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ahem

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contest

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whereabouts

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explanation; vindication

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audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium

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performer; entertainer; actor

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theory

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alternately; by turns

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to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

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person who avoids others; social outcast

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furious attack

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singing contest; person proud of their voice

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full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied

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paperback

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distribution

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to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

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torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

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gratuitous scene inserted in a narrative (in anime, etc.); scene designed purely to excite or titillate the viewer

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guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience

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to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

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in the building

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troupe; theatrical company

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curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)

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everyone

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unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)

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I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves

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labrador retriever (breed of dog); labrador

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girls' high school

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mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted

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black magic

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running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices

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dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum

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(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

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to bear fruit; to ripen

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reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy

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point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise

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dandy; fop; esthete

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way of reciting; way of telling a story

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stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller

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to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

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(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange

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(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration

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in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater

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laughter breaks out

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to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low

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