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important person; strategic person; key figure

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greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

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defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

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parting; farewell

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ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

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opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part

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dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency

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to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated

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the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

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commerce; trade; business

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spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

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ashamed

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entry qualifications; joining qualifications

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LOL; haha

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resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness

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recreation

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Albanian lek

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sense of duty (obligation)

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in groups of twos and threes; in small groups

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repechage; revival series

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to put into effect; to put into practice

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shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)

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to treat badly

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fit; spasm; attack; seizure

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myopic; short-sighted

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to hurry; to rush

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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watchful waiting; careful supervision

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to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it

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to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective

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growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing

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important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)

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to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly

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small number of people

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smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

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ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

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illumination; decorative lighting

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ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful

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virgin birth (esp. the Virgin Birth of Jesus)

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Christmas; Nativity; celebration of the birthday of a saint or great man

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media

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boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree

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preliminary test or trial; tryout

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in good health; alive and well; going strong

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to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut

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to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

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chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

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reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

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however; having said that; but

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unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

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