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birthday

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happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat

1

to do

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tradition; legend; folklore

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

2

but; however; provided that

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sympathy; compassion; pity

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very much; very many; more and more

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selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion

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nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

2

delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

2

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

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to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

3

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

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failure; mistake; blunder

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chief; main; principal; important

2

main cause; primary factor

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

2

first draft; first proof

3

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

2

testimony; (verbal) evidence

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intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together

1

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

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to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

4

postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

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mailing; posting

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foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money

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to come back

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astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

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focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

1

to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away

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bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

2

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

2

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

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from the beginning; from scratch

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rewriting; rewrite; fair copy

2

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

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originally; by nature; from the start

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

3

(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

2

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

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big; large; great

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great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

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trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties

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