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to be superior to

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to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

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front line; forefront

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doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)

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pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

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anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

1

to fall asleep

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day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

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to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

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to the end; to the last

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whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

2

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

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to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

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lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid

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excuse; pretext

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insisting

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to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

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to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

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excursion; outing; trip

2

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

4

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

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while passing each other

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to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour

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one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends

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ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

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(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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to live in want

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elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance

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same village; same town; same province

2

one's possessions; ownership

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crybaby; blubberer

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to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from

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naming; giving a name; designation; nominal

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to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

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unjust; inhuman

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to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious

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to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into

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all over the body; from head to foot; all over

2

calmly; with good grace

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

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regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)

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youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess

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as a child; when one was a child; childhood

2

months (period of)

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very popular; highly favoured

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chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing

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dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price

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nearly one hour

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