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argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

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encyclopedia; encyclopaedia

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bug; louse; flea

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking

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major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major

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splitting the cost; Dutch treat

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sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

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bow; bowing

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

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deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

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season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh

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risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh

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fashionable color; fashionable colour

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Violet blue

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colour usage; color usage; use of colour

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important; momentous; essential; principal; major

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fashion

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all things; all creation

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(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation

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feng shui; fengshui; wind and water

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column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box

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to be born; to come into this world

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love passionately; ardent love; devotion

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each; every; all

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Hominidae (family of great apes)

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female (animal, plant)

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passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed

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plan; idea; design; plot

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deportation

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street performer (comedian)

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sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

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miniskirt; mini-skirt

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golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)

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munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt

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food

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broad-minded; (of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi

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is that so?

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to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted

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conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

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fishnet stockings (tights)

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mobile telephone; cellular telephone

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pleasant; charming

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data entry

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to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

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demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

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(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

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to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

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to call again; to call someone back

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