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to close (one's eyes); to shut

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toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)

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second wife

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company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

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satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

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bombshell announcement (statement)

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accession to the throne; enthronement

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

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to jab; to hit; to punch

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verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words

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special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured

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to spoil the mood

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service; duty; work

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day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day

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stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

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to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

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tiredness; fatigue

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to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

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seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

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conviction; belief; confidence

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before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

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to sigh; to breathe a sigh

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inner canthus; inner corner of the eye

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corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

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individual; private person; personal; private

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to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance

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headache inducing; vexing

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childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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how many; how old

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to give a warning; to remind (a person) of

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nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken

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a short while ago; already

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fur

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mantle; cloak; manteau

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highest ever; record-high; highest on record

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to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

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sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

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person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces

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to follow around

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timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

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capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

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junior

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the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to

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postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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expression; phraseology

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