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set-off; offset; unwanted transfer of ink from a freshly printed sheet to an adjacent sheet in a pile; show-through; printing on one side of a sheet being visible from the other side

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to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

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electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug

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telephone line

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charging (electrically); electrification

6

troublesome; annoying; complicated

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laziness; lazy person

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no use; useless; not fit for its purpose

2

views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect

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(living on a) pension; annuity

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manager; proprietor

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shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people

3

fantasy

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grammar

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cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

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having no money; lack of money

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gold mine; provider of funds; financial supporter; rich person

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end of the month

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earnings from a part-time job

1

twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days

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pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

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to be profitable; to yield a profit

5

source of income

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sorry

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to get irritated

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creative

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blogger (writer of a weblog)

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beginner

4

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

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recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

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cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone

4

turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization

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prize money; monetary award; reward

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literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)

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Gone with the Wind (1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell, film 1939)

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strange; weird

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title; index; heading; headline; caption

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short (e.g. story, film)

2

one-by-one; individual

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grandpa; granddad

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being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with

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Gianni

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Rodari

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sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines

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guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

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after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

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afterwards

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unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy

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to scribble (write quickly); to dash off

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