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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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summer vacation; summer holiday

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(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)

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fireworks

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festival; feast; carnival; matsuri

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to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)

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to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with

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to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

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whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student

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glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people

2

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much

2

crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack

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shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

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to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)

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next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other

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finger; toe; digit

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to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

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to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel

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invitation

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it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...

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to frown; to scowl

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cold sweat

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reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

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to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

3

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

3

oral; verbal; spoken; parol

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mistake; error; blunder

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

2

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

3

protest; objection

2

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

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comic book

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counter for books; volume

1

to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains

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iceberg

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personal history; background; career

1

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

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likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness

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plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference

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the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

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special mention

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matter; item; facts

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sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser

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to keep in mind; to memorize

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residence; mansion

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