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good grief

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by itself; automatically; naturally

4

day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

6

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

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signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

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sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

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slowly; sluggishly

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evening meal; dinner

3

what?; what'd you say?

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to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

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when; at what point

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

4

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

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all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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conversation

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eavesdropping; tapping

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plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

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in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

7

ignoring (one thing) for (another)

1

go that far; to that extent

12

to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)

1

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

1

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

2

young girl; lass; adolescent female

2

to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

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permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

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running away from home for a very short time

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event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

2

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

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since; henceforth

3

to meet face-to-face

2

another; different; something else

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groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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conflict; complication; troubles; discord

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

2

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

2

position

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(on) one's own; (by) oneself

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it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

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not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

4

war; fighting; fierce competition

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

2

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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from the viewpoint of; according to

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