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to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

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to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

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shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

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contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger

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self-consciousness; self-awareness

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embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed

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reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

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dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

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to act patronizingly

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to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around

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to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

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the late; the deceased

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to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving

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silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

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to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

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sense of loss; feeling of loss

3

something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

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to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

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to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

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sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

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reference; allusion

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that's the way it is; such is life

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to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

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(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

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height (of body); stature

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however; because; as

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to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative

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approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

3

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report

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with a start; with a jump

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literally; to the letter; literal

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slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

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misunderstanding

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important point; point to make note of

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to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

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before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

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to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

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going through; going via; going by way of

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to keep a promise; to keep one's word

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repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well

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to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

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to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

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distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness

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timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

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topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

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friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like

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