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heart shape

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favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice

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pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

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returns

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table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

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one by one; one at a time; in turn

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the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

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seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum

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to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

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hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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smirkingly; smugly; broadly

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Hanako-san (ghost rumoured to haunt school toilet stalls)

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to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

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deep breath

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thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

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trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause

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tenth day of the month; ten days

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seal

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to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

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Christmas Eve

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to go to; to proceed to; to leave for

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dahlia (Dahlia pinnata)

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yellow; amber

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only; nothing but

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son

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harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid

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precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

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to be boiled; to be cooked

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to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

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chessboard

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malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

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indicates emphasis

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

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speech and conduct; words and deeds

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rapid (e.g. progress)

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to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil

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to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note

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with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand

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to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

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style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

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to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated

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to work hard at one's lessons

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teacher employment examination

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moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment

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first step

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to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

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lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information

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stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

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innocent; cherubic; childlike

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