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discovery; detection; finding

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

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novel; (short) story

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sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

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tag; slip; label; sticker

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

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reference book

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bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

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impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

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to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)

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slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)

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very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

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dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation

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marker

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mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)

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eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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ladle; (hen's) egg

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therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason

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as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

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to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

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to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

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joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

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futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat

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situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

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outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

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favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)

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to snatch from; to steal from

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frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)

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light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

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to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

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to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

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development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

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clearing one's throat; cough

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to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

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to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

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to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

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strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly

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real name

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just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

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to apply; to adapt

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misunderstanding

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(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep

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to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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