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fund-raising drive or campaign

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simplified chart; quick reference table

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to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose

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bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)

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main event

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to lean against; to recline on

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entreaty; supplication

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light work; light-duty work

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inhaler; inhalator; inspirator

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black bass

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Survivor (franchise)

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for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

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hot summer day; day on which the temperature reaches at least 25 degrees Celsius

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pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers

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to snatch from; to steal from

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assembly at the end of the day (at a company or school, etc.)

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premature baby

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sports drink

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more than friends, less than lovers

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law of conservation of mass

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stop; stoppage; end

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to take revenge; to retaliate; to do over again; to redo; to start over

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to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)

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couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship

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love story; romance

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as if it were about oneself

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net surfing

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Orion (constellation); the Hunter

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entering and leaving hospital

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to affix one's seal

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white Christmas

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bing-bong bang-bong (Big Ben chimes, used as a bell in Japanese schools)

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facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue

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somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

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quarrel between brothers

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(fish) biting at every cast

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to be of no importance

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public high school

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inhalation

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coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful

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seeing for the first time; first sight

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nothing in particular; none in particular

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to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

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catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish

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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

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to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

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legislative bill; measure; agenda item

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to discuss; to talk together

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not insignificant; not to be sneezed at

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to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

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