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hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)

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quiet; still; calm

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before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

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to incur someone's enmity

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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spurt of blood (from one's victim)

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to be smeared; to be covered

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line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

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spy

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assassin

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to make one's rounds; to patrol

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forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front

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pedestrian traffic

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to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

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sportsman

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implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

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plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

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committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting

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soccer; seersucker

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goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul

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scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs

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starting lineup; player in the starting lineup

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ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)

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young people who behave in a rowdy fashion (e.g. in a pub); young people who cheer and drink loudly

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to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)

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to give a glance (at); to take one look at

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notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal

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hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti

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cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

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bow; bowing

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to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

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to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath

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entrance; hatch(way)

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lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

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to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of

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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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deeply impressive; memorable; striking

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to be pleased with; to suit

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to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)

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established fact; fait accompli

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outside Earth's atmosphere; outer space; exoatmosphere; exo-atmosphere

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land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

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over one's shoulder

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to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together

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verbal message; word (from someone)

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(police) detective; criminal matter

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police investigator; investigator

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kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.

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aged; elderly

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few in number

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