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human rights violation

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foolish look; stupid look

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I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then

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shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)

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battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

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public execution; public embarrassment

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exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

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talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

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second division; secondary division

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at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game

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to be on the right track; to be doing well; to be looking good; to be coming along nicely

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gross; disgusting; sickening

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feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy

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bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny

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(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)

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to tear off; to rip off; to peel off

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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memory-making; making memories

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to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted

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womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer

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to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age

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to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

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family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant

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to be expensive; to be costly

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round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money

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to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

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unreserved

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somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

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poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

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it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

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to carry in; to bring in

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to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself

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to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc

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close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth

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fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

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lighten up!; cheer up!

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to fall asleep

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deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism

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to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

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to move forward; to move on

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affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

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hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

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visitor

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bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom

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to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself

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to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)

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