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sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time

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sly (cunning) old man

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cunning; crafty; wily; sly

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doubt; suspicion; hesitation; indecision

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ostentation; display

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brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon

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life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

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to ask a question; to ask questions

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to take notes

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cowardice; timidity; bashfulness

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destruction of evidence

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maturity; ripeness

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every single word and phrase; word by word

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to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)

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vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

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to take to task; to take it out on

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free food; free meal

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black mold (Aspergillus niger); black mould

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(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice

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bus

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strap (to hang onto)

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(clenched) fist; knuckles

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exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte

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penalty; sentence; punishment

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meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm

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parking (e.g. car)

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rear-view mirror

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one's possessions; ownership

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black box

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A, B, C and D; first, second, third and fourth

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counterclockwise; anti-clockwise

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clockwise rotation; CW

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imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry

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certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character

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to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp

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regretful; irresolute

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to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

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to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

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monetary offering; offertory

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if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due

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to remain married for life

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brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother

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substitution; replacement; shifting; change

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personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy

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(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone

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fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

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significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive

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iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable

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to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate

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