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immediately; promptly

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sense; infer

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small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

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sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy

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evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

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why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

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failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)

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excuse; explanation

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investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

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out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed

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to be completely still

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to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

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almost; roughly; approximately

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class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

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(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

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to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake

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chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

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root of a tooth; fang

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cold; frigid; bracing; dignified

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maintenance of public order; maintaining security

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regiment of military policemen

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(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

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speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

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to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

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unfortunately

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commanding officer

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senior; older

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relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

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easy to make; easy to do

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professional duties

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to pay attention (to)

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to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)

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to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on

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dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp

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to be estranged

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over-fond parent; doting parent

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to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

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to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

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warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

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yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing

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to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with

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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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relativity; relative

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to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

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owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

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patronage; protection

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