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this piece; this work

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dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest

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special skill

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handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)

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money

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success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

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clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

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distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

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mentioning later; discussing below

5

two times; twice; two degrees

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shock; impact; crash

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to bring; to take; to bring about

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dream

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

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society; the world; the times

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misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity

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approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

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four years

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bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example

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to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of

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karoshi; death from overwork

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need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention

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you; my dear; hey

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keyboard

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to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

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creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

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please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

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anguish

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it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

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foolish question

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clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

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connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within

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sorry; excuse me; thank you

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hard worker; hardworking person

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the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

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one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue

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to make eye contact

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to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)

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list; wrist

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to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)

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establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

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inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known

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otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests

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symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

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transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis

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series

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mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted

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Alfons

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afterword; postscript

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section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing

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