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(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

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west

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whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

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bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful

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(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta

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putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

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Othello (board game)

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(Western) playing cards

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United Nations; UN

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alternately; by turns

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party game

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gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight

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grotesque

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increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

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to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

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features

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breathtaking; thrilling

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at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game

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ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap

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to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

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one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin

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déjà vu

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vivid; clear; distinct

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half step; half a step

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to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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every single word and phrase; word by word

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before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

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point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)

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nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

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division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties

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rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude

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wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

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close connection; deep involvement; close relationship

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to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

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to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together

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to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A

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to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do

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going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote

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guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room

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fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

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sluggishness after few days off

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something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

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late at night; at a late hour

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but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

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kids; children

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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ragequitter; person who disconnects from an online game (when losing)

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