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precisely because

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brave; heroic; gallant

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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to like; to prefer

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fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

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the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess

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villain; baddie; the villain's part

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normalcy; normality; normal

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to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

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to be perfectly clear

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autumn; fall

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blue sky

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to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

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sociable

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goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

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school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent

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carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

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recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour

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having said that; on the other hand

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to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)

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pedestrian bridge

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by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

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to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point

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

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what's what; heads or tails

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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relation; relative; kind; cordial

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surface; appearances

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

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careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

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to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

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to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)

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bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

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scrap

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to drag out

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with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

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at that time; in those days

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details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view

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evening; dusk

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five o'clock

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snowfall; snow

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period of time; time slot; time zone

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freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)

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road surface

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among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

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China and Japan; the middle day; the equinoctial day

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invisibly; secretly; privately

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

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to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal

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driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver

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