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conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk

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trouble

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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(made of) stone; stone-built

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precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

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rarely; seldom

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

3

hey; listen

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another time; some other time

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papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy

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late at night; at a late hour

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bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)

1

attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of

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to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

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at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

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mine (ore)

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precious; valuable

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town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian

2

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

2

to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt

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to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap

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to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate

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to take time

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(short) rest; breather; break

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to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

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sluice gate; water gate; flood gate

1

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

1

what time; (lit.) which hour

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bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

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limits; end; bounds

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prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

2

sea route

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper

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to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

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few in number

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port city; harbor city; harbour city

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was

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to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

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yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto

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broad daylight

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

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cook; chef

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open sea; Okinawa

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fish reef; reef where fish live and breed

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months (period of)

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new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

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