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last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.

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cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

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one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

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bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion

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getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

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to behave well (of a child)

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that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

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to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded

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softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)

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extra; excess; surplus

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purple; violet

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ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury

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milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter

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grey; gray; ashen

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sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)

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boohoo (crying)

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practical use; application; conjugation; inflection

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taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication

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poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish

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colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

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aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty

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drainage; gutter; ditch

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sludge; slime; chemical ooze

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gelato; Italian-style ice cream

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LOL; haha

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to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

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belligerent; warlike

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going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

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blogger (writer of a weblog)

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spoon

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to scoop; to ladle out

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to put into the mouth; to eat

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greasy; fatty; oily

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taste; flavor; flavour

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desperate; hopeless

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to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

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omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis

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tooth

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to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

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Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol

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eight; 8

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poor taste (in food); unsophisticated palate

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catercorner; diagonally opposite

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

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(the) whole face

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healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace

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taste; palate; sense of taste

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cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)

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