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holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

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this year

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one full year

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congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

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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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average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually

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showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

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chandelier

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today; this day

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leading part; leading actor; leading actress

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royal palace

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tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

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to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

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

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amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby

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library

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to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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stress

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to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

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nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

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court lady; lady-in-waiting

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to fire from a job

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permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

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doing whatever one pleases

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father-in-law; foster father; stepfather

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jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)

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wish; dream; prayer; one's desire

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instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

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present; gift

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to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

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to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

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present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

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introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation

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welfare work

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to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

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royal family

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source of funds; resources; finances

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to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)

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to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart

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unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

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to dispose of; to sell off

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs

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to cry and shout; to scream

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to apologize; to apologise

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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