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to make a lasting impression

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to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority

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to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)

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terrace

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rice (esp. when served on a plate)

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evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)

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to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)

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proper; right; reasonable

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violent; rough

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(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact

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philanthropic work; charitable enterprise

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mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

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to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up

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as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree

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to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower

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figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

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cooking practice; (school) cooking class

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leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school

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the former; the first

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soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

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swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately

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grim face; angry look

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ad lib; ad-lib

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to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

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first place; head position; leading position

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chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

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softly; mildly; gently; politely

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to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match

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community

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to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms

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luckily; happily

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to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip

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to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)

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reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind

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imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

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career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)

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to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

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to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped

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weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

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camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

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serious illness

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

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tea set

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memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

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possessed of a strong sense of duty

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care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude

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pink fish floss; fish that has been finely shredded, seasoned and colored pink

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