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to wake up

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flaring up; bursting into flames

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so what!; who gives a damn?

1

boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly

2

difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)

1

on time

1

ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view

1

dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division

1

having many difficulties in store; grim prospects

1

(Western) dressmaking

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interior design; interior; upholstery

1

to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of

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large; large-sized; large-scale; big

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general (variety) store (shop)

1

foodstuff; groceries

1

crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally

2

vitality; ability to earn a living

1

miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries

1

price; cost

1

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

1

to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful

1

slight fever

1

opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

2

empty box

1

rapist; rape fiend

1

tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt

3

public lavatory; public restroom

1

hairy; furry

1

nickname

1

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

2

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

2

stopping just before

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kingdom

1

backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

1

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

2

to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

1

aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit

1

losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart

1

leading question

1

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

1

way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

1

water's surface

1

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart

1

patient; persevering

1

to burn

1

in that way; like that; that way

1

to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

2

bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics

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