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just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable

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multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

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chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub

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adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid

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pumps; court shoe

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to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

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squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug

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one's post; place of work; workplace

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impossible dream

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company office building

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Maemura

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new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

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love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities

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wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily

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to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

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handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name

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to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

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salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday

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birthday present

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dummy

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detail

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brand; bland

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revision

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dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all

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lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)

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E; e

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fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best

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take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained

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to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

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driver; chauffeur

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advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company

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service; duty; work

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designer

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inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

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ankle

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to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled

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to scoop up; to dip up

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to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle

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fairy tale

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I told you so

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to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up

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shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford

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to lend a hand; to help

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comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)

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Cairo

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successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

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territory

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to lure someone; to entice someone

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to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

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to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

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