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to run down (stairs, etc.)

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per-capita division; division according to the number of people

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older sister

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to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel

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because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every

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new discovery; new invention

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blow; hit (on the body); beating

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taking a commemorative photo

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photographer; photograph-taker; filmer; recorder

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don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control

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push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

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to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion

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count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)

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public (facilities, service, etc.); communal

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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literary talent

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to be accustomed to reading

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subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task

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goods on the market

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picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)

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leaving work; clocking out

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to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament

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crowd; turnout

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repair; improvement

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in a little while; in a bit

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excessive; immoderate

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well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

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to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

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connection

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to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries

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university student; college student

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faucet; tap

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odd reply; amusing answer; oddball response

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tap water

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making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught

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drinking water

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person who is overly conscious about appearing interesting (esp. online)

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shameless; shameless person

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(sense of) taste; palate

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to put in tune

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seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

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to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

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text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence

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short story

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rewrite

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sycophancy; toadying; apple-polishing; sesame seed grinding

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dinner (esp. a formal one)

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firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial

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visual

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tide; current; tendency; trend

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