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to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

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to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

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elaborate; delicate; exquisite

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life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic

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sphere; globe; orb

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joint (knee, elbow, etc.)

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children's story; fairy tale

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to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

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shoulder length hair

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floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star

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unseasonable; out of season

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test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare

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often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

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case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE

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favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice

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relation; connection; relevance

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

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to catch a cold

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desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

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signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

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having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance

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nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den

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having not the slightest idea

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negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

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after efforts in vain

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information sharing

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villain; baddie; the villain's part

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unlikely; improbable

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to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to

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including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)

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human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem

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pace; step

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cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet

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the former

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the latter

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downright lie

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to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself

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each and all; every single one; everybody

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we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes

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ill-omened; unlucky

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magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point

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little something; reward; tip

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navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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harmless

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to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

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gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting

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having a crush on someone; flushing

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