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strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)

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of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

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god of poverty

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discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance

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figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

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ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

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plump; with a thud; heavily

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outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious

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to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky

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to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

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summary; digest

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Buddha's heart; Buddha's mercy

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unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)

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junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

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as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

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real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)

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full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)

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(cow's) milk

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litre; liter

1

vomiting; emesis

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germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin

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mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)

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seeming very

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to repent; to be penitent

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just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

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pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

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hatred

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deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained

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to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)

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mere; simple; sheer

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to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

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to redeem (from sin); to save

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natural; natural (sign)

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to look down (on); to condescend (to)

3

numerous; many

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bad habit; vice

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to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip

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to talk together

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irrational (line of) argument

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eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

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special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured

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teenage; teenage years

2

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

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being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)

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elegant

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to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

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jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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features of the face

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mishearing

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