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land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

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off-road

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for military use

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to drive a car

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announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

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driving technique

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

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talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

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miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

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nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened

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attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name

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lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

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large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

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underground; unconventional; radical; shady

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something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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school; sect; party

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to be squashed by; to be pinned under

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feeling keenly; fully realizing

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to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through

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to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side

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sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

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comparison

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indiscreetly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; frivolously

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unbearable; intolerable; unendurable

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school term; semester

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behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

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gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

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behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct

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to take a class

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space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

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fake bunt; slash bunt

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killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style

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completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp

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severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; severely damaged; battered; beat-up

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against; contrary to

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distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

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if you think about it; come to think of it

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complete; whole; perfect; safe

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to feel ashamed; to be abashed

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heartening; reassuring

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peace; harmony

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shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

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comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori

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