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multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

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small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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plural form

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candle

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to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

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now; come (now); well

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burn; scald

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to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

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to make an appeal; to urge

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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skyrocket; bottle rocket

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launching pad

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bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

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be; is

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person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head

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important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

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in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

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fuse

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ignition

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to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

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off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

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explosion; rupture; break off

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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one more time; once more; once again

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turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

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that sort of; like that

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

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study tour; guided visit; field trip

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

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to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

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surface of the earth; ground surface

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extra-large; king-size

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skyrocket (firework)

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notice; attention; observation

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to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open

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originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

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to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)

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(take) shelter; shunt

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shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)

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bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)

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to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

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festival; feast; carnival

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most; much; greatly

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place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire

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residue; remnants; dregs

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to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources

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change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

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