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gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture

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cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

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manifesto

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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shark fin

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to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

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(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

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to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

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capture; seizure

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as always; as ever; though it's always the case

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abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts

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Muay Thai; Thai boxing

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knee strike; kneeing

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preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice

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ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana

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(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.

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by force

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stone; made of stone

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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impatiently; eagerly

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slightly early; just before

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overall; on the whole

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dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

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walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

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waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane

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building; structure

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to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out

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square

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capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

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vexing; irritating; impatient

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to beckon

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down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

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main gate; main entrance

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harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage

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boatman; ferryman

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Venice; Venizia

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road; street; avenue

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(wearing only) a pair of underpants

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quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall

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stop; halt

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single seater (e.g. boat, aeroplane, airplane)

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abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

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sheet copper

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two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)

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fixed amount (of money); fixed sum; flat sum

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on the occasion of

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not insignificant; not to be sneezed at

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

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ivory-white

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