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to mark a stage, movie set, etc. with tape to indicate positions of actors, furniture, equipment, etc.; to block a set

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mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark

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technical term

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sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing

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butterfly (swimming stroke); G-string; gee-string

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textbook; manual

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hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone

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blunt weapon

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technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional

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to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break

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butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom

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at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

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full rehearsal; dress rehearsal; run-through

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cast (of a play)

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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to take notes

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

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precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

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point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

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to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge

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what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like

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exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate

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being angry (suddenly)

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preparing to flee; being ready to run away

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millstone; mortar

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to tell a lie; to fib

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don't

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to explain the situation

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(walking) stick; cane; wand

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poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

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to cut corners; to be shoddy

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forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

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to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

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the exact opposite

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confrontation; opposition; antagonism

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blackout curtain

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at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!

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to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

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handing out flyers; distributing leaflets

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free (of charge); gratuitous

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to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold

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desert

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to walk down the road

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school festival; campus festival

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coming; going

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crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

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tenacity; endurance

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