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to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

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magic square

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because of this

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unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

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ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

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to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful

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the very thing; itself

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flash; brandish

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for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

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to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

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to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

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because; the reason is; if you want to know why

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recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)

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vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; mankind; souls; people

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lawn; sod; turf

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prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

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eldest daughter; first-born daughter

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to pamper; to spoil

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Shouko

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superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)

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career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee

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to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

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final selection

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serious injury

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automatic

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to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)

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awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

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damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing

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root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

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black magic

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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hostility; animosity; enmity

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

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slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse

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to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)

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to cancel; to call off

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to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest

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strong-willed; strong of heart

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forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced

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on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

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manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks

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retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior

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player's career; one's career in sport; one's career as an athlete

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reopening; resumption; restarting

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to move (house); to change residence

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poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

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good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

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nerve; nerves; sensitivity

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