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to smooth out; to straighten; to relax

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degree of attention; profile

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to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work

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knowing; (an) acquaintance

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tone (of argument); tenor; drift

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unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly

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to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

3

wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

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cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)

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stingy; cheap; very frugal

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bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics

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general public; the masses

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common saying; everyday talk; common parlance

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to get a big surprise; to be astonished

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with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand

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to let someone say

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restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion

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documentary evidence; documentation

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starting a business; promotion of enterprise

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to be too late; to be too slow

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Lady Luck

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hair on the back of one's head

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desperately; recklessly; rush headlong

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to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)

2

one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress

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to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

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mochi; (sticky) rice cake

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to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report

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intermission (between acts); interlude

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group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude

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close-up; bringing attention (to); bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny

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still image

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war cry; roar

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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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baroque

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to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

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to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

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presidential election

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candidate; applicant

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unreality; becoming disconnected from reality

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public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow

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to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)

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corporate giant

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to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

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quite; utterly; really; completely

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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

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bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath

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