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personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion

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pyromaniac

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confidential matters

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filing (documents, etc.)

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agent

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loading a horse with passengers or baggage; driving a horse into a pen; Hexacentrus japonicus (species of katydid); Hexacentrus unicolor (species of katydid)

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balancing on a ball

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unicycle; monocycle; wheelbarrow

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that field; the authorities (esp. the police)

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princess; daughter of a nobleman

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to win and advance to the next round

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one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate

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to diminish (dampen) the spirit

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outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

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pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

1

inventor; designer; planner

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to be led by; to be headed by

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(undesirable but) inseparable relationship

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

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forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced

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peril; danger; hazard; distress

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obtaining agreement by consultation; matters settled in an interview

1

high spirits; gleeful mood

3

chit; sales slip; voucher

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paperwork

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office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs

3

machine

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horses and cattle

1

knocker

1

evening; night; nighttime

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calamity; disaster; misfortune

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domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost

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(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)

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keeping things tidy and in order

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person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person

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having lost face; in a bind

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four arithmetic operations; basic arithmetic operations

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(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.

3

leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)

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orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly

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to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with

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support

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solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout

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to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

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truly; indeed

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several times; once or twice

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perversion; inversion

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(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly

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(nothing) but a little

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lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life

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