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the very picture of ...

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men and women of all ages

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friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

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to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for

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stature; height

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to resemble closely

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silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank

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ankle

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washi; Japanese paper

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thinnish; somewhat narrow

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sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

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fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

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yawn; yawning

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to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

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good family; respectable family; decent family

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blue

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smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

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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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distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

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relation; relationship

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to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth

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inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

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ho-ho

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Kanash

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weak constitution

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to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered

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conscience

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tee-hee

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny

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forehead; brow

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to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

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to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

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workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

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later on; eventually; afterwards

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miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

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loud laughter; roaring with laughter

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to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

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to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

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one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime

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to listen attentively to; to be lost in

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tuxedo; dinner suit

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to step forward; to volunteer

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ladies and gentlemen

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welcome!; nice to see you!

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coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

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preface; introduction; preamble

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