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in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

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supplementary explanation

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account

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contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

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before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously

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photo in which its subject looks much more attractive than their usual self

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1,000,000; one million; million; many

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that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

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1,000,000; one million; million; many

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population; common talk

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standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge

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counter for people

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celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

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performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

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notice; attention; observation

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there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

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active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)

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different dimension

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to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

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outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

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summary; recapitulation; aggregation

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blog

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to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover

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thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time

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present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

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to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

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to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after

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gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

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to swarm; to gather

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complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

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comments section; comment field

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to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

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animal

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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reflexive; reflecting

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smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

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to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)

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on the net; on the Internet; on the web

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alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery

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to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

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ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

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tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity

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betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

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from there; thence

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seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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to worry; to fret; to get anxious

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