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in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...

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theatre; theater; playhouse

1

400; four hundred

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on the right as one faces (it)

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seating order

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monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

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just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

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in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

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to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

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west

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and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

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authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition

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talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

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degree of difficulty; difficulty level

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usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

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strength; power; proficiency; ability

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to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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to bring up a subject

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fluke; chance; pure luck

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(police) detective; criminal matter

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dull pain

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one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

4

nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply

1

down to earth; reasonable

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to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race

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only; nothing but

2

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

4

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

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cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

3

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

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subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk

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to be in the spotlight; to come into focus (of attention); to come into the spotlight

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second

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cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

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number one

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story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line

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nagging; griping

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pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely

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this time; now

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to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

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tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

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random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by

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search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

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to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

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stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage

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to volunteer; to undertake a challenge

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only daughter

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traffic accident

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to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

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