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to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)

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senior; older

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poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

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to perform; to play; to act

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life; thread of life

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exceptional

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rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

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break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit

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thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent

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personal feelings; self-interest

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(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)

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company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

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registry; registration

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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one-man business; sole proprietor; sole proprietorship; individual owner-manager

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dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

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based on; on the basis of

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capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

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Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

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project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct

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that is; namely; i.e.

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as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible

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support

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duty; obligation; responsibility

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business owner; entrepreneur

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(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

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advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving

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right; privilege

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contract (entered into on the basis of a promise or previous agreement); formal agreement; contract at hand

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provisional contract

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to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

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achievement; performance; results; work; contribution

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system; institution; organization; organisation

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our company; our firm

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is not; am not; are not

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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to decide; to determine

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helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink

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alcohol; sake

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sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing

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flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)

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flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

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with a clank

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door (Western-style, car, etc.)

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lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down

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suited figure; person in a suit

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tie; necktie

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here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

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return; welcome home

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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