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whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry

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historical play; period drama

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judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict

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one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

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to cut; to slit; to cut open

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unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

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to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

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viewing

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to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

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rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

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to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights

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consecutive defeats; series of defeats

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being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on

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high and low; rise and fall

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landing; touchdown; demotion; accretion

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sweetbread; thymus or pancreas (esp. of a calf or a lamb)

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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cardboard box; carton; corrugated box

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to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

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abandoned cat; stray cat

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snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight

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to hurry; to rush

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wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

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transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover

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city life; urban living

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convenience; handiness; usefulness

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television program; TV program

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this, that and the other; this and that

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telephone fee; telephone service charge

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private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation

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charitable organization; charitable institution; charity

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uniform; even; across-the-board; equal

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intellectual

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heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate

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(former) Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation

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privatization; privatisation

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how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

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bed-wetting

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harmonious; intimate

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downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb

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naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious

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to bring up a subject

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inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

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curry roux

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pork curry

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missed spot (in shaving); unshaven hairs

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gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray

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moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

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(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed

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