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elementary and middle school pupils

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handicap

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self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I

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both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other

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to intend; to be sure that

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corpse; dead person

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to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus

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balloon; blimp

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airship; blimp

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long talk; long-winded speech

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selfish; self-centred; egotistical

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to harden one's heart

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grudge; ill will; enmity

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to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

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mistake; negligence

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summit meeting; summit conference; top-level meeting

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character; traits; ethos

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to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

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thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged

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awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

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asking; enquiring; searching; looking for

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one's mind

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to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to

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restoration; repair; mending

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normal; usual; ordinary; everyday

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to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge

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pen pal

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proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge

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long distance relationship

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to think constantly about; to dwell on

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loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles

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whoever

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to live; to make a living; to get on with

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to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire

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byroad; byway

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to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

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to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt

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(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port

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leaving (fleeing) the capital

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to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin

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to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly

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glory

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how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?

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bilge water

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resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy

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sophistication (trans: sophisticate)

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quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely

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short time

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