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salvage

1

rescue; salvage

1

active

2

making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

1

not counted (in the score); not tallied

1

somehow or other

1

delay; putting off; procrastination

2

oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed

1

unlucky

1

front row

2

enthusiastic schoolteacher; passionate teacher

1

saliva; spit; sputum

1

to be deep in talk

1

absolutely; positively; decidedly

1

to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect

2

scorn; mockery; ridicule

3

poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

1

tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister

2

kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre

1

obvious; transparent

1

compulsory education

1

private school

1

older sister and younger brother

1

bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell

3

running in; rushing into; last-minute rush

1

to send in

1

to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)

5

affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable

1

stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

1

attendance record

1

play; drama

5

to show in; to usher in

1

handsome youth (male); pretty boy

1

affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; self-loving

4

entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

1

twins; twin

20

beautiful man and woman; handsome couple

6

fraternal (of twins); diovular; dizygotic; biovular

2

outside the prefecture

1

admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment

1

gently; quietly; calmly

2

charming; fascinating; attractive

1

(a) row; line

1

two rows; double file

1

neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)

1

certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)

1

haiku given as an example

1

high spirits; gleeful mood

1

first period (e.g. first class in school day)

3

understood; I see; OK; present; here

3