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to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out

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bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

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be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

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very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

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student discount

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face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

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nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

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trifles; minor details

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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don't worry about it; forget about it

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questioner; interrogator; interpellator

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he; him; boyfriend

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to happen to hear; to overhear

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(very) selfish; self-centered; self-centred; without consulting anybody (else)

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consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

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somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

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to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

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committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting

2

open day; open house; day when prospective students can visit a university

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

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consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

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guess; conjecture

2

to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend

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to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

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not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word

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secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

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riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

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to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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fool; idiot; simpleton

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fatal; lethal

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friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement

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communication skills; communication ability

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polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth

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altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

1

ability; faculty

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to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

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to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

1

private railway

3

leading; guiding; commanding

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making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance

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lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

2

distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

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train window; car window

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis

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Tokyo Bay

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bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water

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institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

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