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given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

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spice

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after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed

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ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket

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elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)

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wounded person; injured person

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there is nothing

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numeral; figure; digit; numeric character

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twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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returning home

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rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH

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to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

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successively; one after another

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head; lead; vanguard; first

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congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder

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multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

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evening sky; twilight sky

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crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something

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narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

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to pretend

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appointment; rendezvous; date

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or; otherwise

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discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

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perfect; complete; flawless

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to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

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no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

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forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front

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to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

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beyond; across; the other side; the distance

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to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

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the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

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to pull up; to haul up

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reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

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to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver

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oh; ah

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to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

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stalk; stem

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to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

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look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

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to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

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before one's eyes

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way; method; means; resource; course

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to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

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sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop

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to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect

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high-pitched; shrill

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hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

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(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff

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