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one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick

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without a holiday; nonstop

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skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline

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pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)

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to lend (e.g. money)

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as far as I know

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laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig

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stunt; feat

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improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore

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quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

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(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy

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to feel at ease; to feel relaxed

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promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution

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extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

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strictly speaking

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projector

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proper; appropriate; due; suitable

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(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

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in search of; in order to look for

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to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself

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defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste

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partly open; in half bloom

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skylight; head

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utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears

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going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

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of all people; a person of ...'s standing

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kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers

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cold; frigid; bracing; dignified

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to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool

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unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate

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to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)

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so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case

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checkmate

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blackening

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cost; expense

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to cast a shadow

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ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

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origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

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previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence

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to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

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to cover fully; to wrap around

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imaginary number

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absolute amount; absolute quantity

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idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

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beloved; dearest

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to smile (at someone)

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gel; gelatinous; gelled

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imprisonment; captive

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to be of help; to be useful; to go toward

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limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

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