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sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy

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peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

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shrill voice

1

as expected (positive events); as hoped for

1

glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses

2

to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound

1

team play

1

to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

1

to be deep in talk

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fast pace; quick pace

2

talk; chat

1

bar; pub; tavern

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good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler

1

working adult; full-fledged member of society

1

security guard; doorkeeper

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

1

shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

1

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

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outcast; odd man out; pariah

1

to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize

3

to take advantage of (someone's) weakness

1

successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another

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yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

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madder red; dark red; crimson

2

sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering

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to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

1

empty space; empty sky

5

secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

2

simple; easy; quick

1

birth; creation; formation

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to be hazy; to be misty

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to be perfectly clear

1

stature; height; size; physique

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to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up

1

intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely

2

end of arm

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with a crack; with a smash

1

Berri; Veri

1

embroidery

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unwanted hair; superfluous hair

1

porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware

1

gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

1

springy (texture); puffy

1

to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

4

several times; once or twice

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morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious

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jealousy

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(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

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red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each

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