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to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

1

nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business

1

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

4

eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting

2

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

2

to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter

1

coming; going

2

success; prosperity; boom

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cooperation; collaboration

1

guest; visitor; visitor's arrival

5

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

1

strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough

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outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

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parent and child

2

particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

3

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

3

older brother

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

10

apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

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(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

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modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

1

pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

1

official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation

2

holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

3

peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures

1

heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

2

weight; heavyweight boxer

1

to be tired of looking at

1

point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby

4

striped; stripes

2

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

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stripe

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on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

5

to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted

1

reverse sexual harassment; sexual harassment of males by females

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to be found

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precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

3

to quicken one's pace (steps)

2

map

5

to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up

1

telephone (device)

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to sigh; to breathe a sigh

9

opposite shore

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stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

3

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

1

praying for rain

1

to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)

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video

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cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied

1