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almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card

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audition

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resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year

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refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly

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soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)

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the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

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personal delivery

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New Year's card

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winter daphne (Daphne odora)

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to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

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enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

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portable terminal

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enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large

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slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold

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to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

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to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

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to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle

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professor; teaching; instruction

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complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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in any way; to some extent; even if only a little

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(hospital) ward

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mike stand; microphone stand

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steadily

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awarding; conferment; granting; presentation

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victory stand; winners' podium

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fierce fight; close contest

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award ceremony

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to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

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as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

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splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance

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boisterous dance

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mania; wild excitement

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dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

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extra-large

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ultra

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to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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orange (colour, color)

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Orion (constellation); the Hunter

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very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy

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to be something familiar

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to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

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depending on the situation; depending on circumstances

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gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight

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poor plan

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to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

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wound suffered in a fight

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to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word

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utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit

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gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

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