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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up

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horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

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self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

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fan club

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leader of a delegation (body, party)

1

cold sweat

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to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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to temper thoroughly; to train well

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nosebleed

1

sea; ocean; waters

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to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

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insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

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ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

2

flower pattern

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bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting

2

to wave one's hand

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shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

2

to begin to fall (rain, etc.)

2

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

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conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative

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to shake one's head

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(personal) background check

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taste; liking; preference

2

special skill

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disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish

2

since one was born; (in) all one's life

1

arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day

1

friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship

1

data; datum

1

to be found

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disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn

1

unrequited love; one-sided love

1

spouse; wife; husband; partner

1

eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original

1

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

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competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

1

one share; one amount

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

4

to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with

2

to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up

4

cleaning equipment closet; broom closet

1

to hide oneself

5

middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe

2

onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles

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negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

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to take by surprise

2

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

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