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years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past

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Michael Jackson

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as you see; as you can see

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noon; midday

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stopping one night

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chivalry

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chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system

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mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime

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short circuit; leakage (of electricity); electrical fault

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liquid nitrogen

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to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

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palette; pallet

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applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer

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how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?

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to make oneself available (free)

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that's true; of course; obviously

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welcome

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to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black

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Puzzle video game

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jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly

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to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

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to knock down; to slap down; to floor

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feminine handwriting; woman's hand

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(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily

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little by little; bit by bit; sparingly

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to taste; to try (food or drink)

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to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse

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to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

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most important

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lip reading

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presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness

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ongoing; in progress; afoot

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expiry date; use-by date; date of expiry

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Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit

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stubborn; obstinate; sticking to one's views or decisions

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tire; tyre

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to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)

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tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

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to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow

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to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over

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middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age

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sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt

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to get a phone call

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present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

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nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color

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matchless; unequalled; unequaled

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good-natured person; nice person

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at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

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to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)

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pinball

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