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foreword; preface; introduction; postscript

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base; foundation

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exclusive news; scoop

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to cut; to slit; to cut open

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final stitching

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good (place to leave off); convenient

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open sea

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thrown kiss; blown kiss; air kiss

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aisle (of a church)

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blood, sweat and tears; (lit.) sweat of blood

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fireproof

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nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

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to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by

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not mince matters; not mince one's words

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testing stage; test step

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to close one's business

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rodent

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seafood cooked whole so that it retains its original form

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me, me, me; egotistic; ego-driven

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to be in the process of doing

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to cut; to slit; to slash

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to poke around

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common (of people)

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pure of heart and pretty

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nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

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conspiracy theory

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to tie fast; to arrest

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amateurish

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washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole

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to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle

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to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal

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a laughingstock; a standing joke

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the following evening

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emigration and immigration

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unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours

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dandy; fop

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revised edition

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lop-eared

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to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect

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spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face

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forwarding or transportation industry

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(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects

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remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful

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reformist group

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frown; scowl; grimace

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to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute

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heir; successor

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frown; scowl; grimace

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courtship behavior (animals)

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subserviency to the stronger

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