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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation

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impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks

2

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

3

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

5

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

2

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

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to look old; to get old

2

seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways

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close associate; close aide; brains-truster

2

well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized

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wound suffered in a fight

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evil spirit; demon; devil

2

to press a question; to cross-examine

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to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along

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next

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agreement; stipulation; contract

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cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps

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flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating

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canvas; base

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whereunder; thereunder

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to understand; to make out

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kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse

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anger

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it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

3

gathering clouds; group of clouds

2

to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)

2

unbearable; intolerable; unendurable

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to mistake (A for B); to misread

2

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

3

makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure

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in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

5

law; rule

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to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up

2

slight (degree); light

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cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

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to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

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both (people)

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(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor

2

to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

3

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

4

brink; critical moment

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helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret

2

to delay; to put off; to procrastinate

2

to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

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to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for

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source of amusement; plaything

3

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

4

such ... as; or some such

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brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit

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