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to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble

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making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

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cheek

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resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants

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bright; intelligent; clever; smart

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fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

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brains; brain tissue

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to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

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to hope to succeed

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to settle (a dispute)

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match; game; bout; contest

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely

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it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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pyramid

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inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

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launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party

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to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

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to look into; to peep into; to peer into

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to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down

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handkerchief

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to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit

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smoothly; easily; readily

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to grow taller (of people)

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uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious

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to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear

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luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)

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we

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embarrassing; awkward

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to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

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disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn

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three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life

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evaluation criteria; evaluation standard

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change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange

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absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

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mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging

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Colosseum (amphitheatre in Rome); coliseum (large stadium)

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soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy

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shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock

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to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time

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bottom of one's heart

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to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

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to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

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vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

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protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

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taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration

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lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely

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to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

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promotional model (at a trade show, etc.); female guide (at a convention); hostess (of a party, banquet, etc.); companion

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