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famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic

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to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich

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to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed

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to cut corners; to be shoddy

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nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

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to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

2

to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy

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extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

3

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

2

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

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to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

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object

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words of praise; eulogy; compliment

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to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

anger; wrath

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to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

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society; the world; the times

3

craving for the limelight

1

self-control; self-restraint

1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

1

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

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to stiffen; to become stiff

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timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

2

malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp

3

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

2

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger

1

cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)

3

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

5

barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

2

quarrel; dispute; argument

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to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

1

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

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to be at a loss for words

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to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

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poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

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personal relations

1

difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect

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ant

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to be embarrassed; to lose face

1

middle of the night; dead of night

1

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

1

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing

1

sharp parting remark; parting threat

2

to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

2

insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

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