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to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

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crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

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beginning; start; outset

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fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent

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nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot

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to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

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both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other

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the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

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to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

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to stop walking; to pause

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to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

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to get used to hearing

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considerably; greatly; a lot

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

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vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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two; 2

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after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

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order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words

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splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

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fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit

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examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)

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first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)

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in the forest

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lodging together; training camp; boarding house

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game; contest; bout

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just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

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little finger; pinky; little toe

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise

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promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution

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to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

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pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers

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porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish

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in high spirits

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to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

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television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

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(clenched) fist; knuckles

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10,000; ten thousand

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needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

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