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serious; not joking; straight

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sugar

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

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to melt together

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café au lait

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after a long time; for the first time in a while

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

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meeting; greeting; welcome

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unanticipated; unexpected

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church; congregation

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a short time ago; a while ago; for some time

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to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid

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interview (e.g. for a job)

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measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

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to be parted from; to be separated

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only recently; just of late

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to bring; to take; to bring about

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technical training; professional education

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transferring from one college (or one department) to another

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young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

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open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

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irritating; frustrating

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examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

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success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

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to sit for an examination

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inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

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(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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one month

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to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

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though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

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getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with

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obstacle

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to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point

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detour; roundabout way

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season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh

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to view the past with nostalgia

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departure

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to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate

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to be surprised; to be astonished

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sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

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to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

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evening; evening hour

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bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

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seeing one off; farewell; escort

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to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe

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forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting

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engagement; betrothal

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form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

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abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess

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