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revival; restoration; resuscitation

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to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

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cheap everyday food that most people enjoy (e.g. ramen, curry); eating cheap delicious food; person who seeks out cheap delicious food

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(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)

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to be discouraged; to shrink from

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to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

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have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

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passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

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toss

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smash

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to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

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selection; choice; option

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essence; true nature; substance; reality

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explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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twitching

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aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell

4

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

1

you (plural); all of you; you all

5

help; aid; assistance

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sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)

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absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

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with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor

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capacity

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expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

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to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

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sales; selling; marketing

2

position; location; base; point; site

3

degree of familiarity; popularity

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

4

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

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playwright; dramatist

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Broadway

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script; screenplay; scenario

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exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

3

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

2

empire; imperial

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to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

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to throw away

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what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

2

to give; to do (something) for

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soul; spirit

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exchange; conversion

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sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)

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what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

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