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character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae

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actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

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to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows

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tch; ugh; damn

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fiction

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to storm in with a yell

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serious; severe; grave; acute

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to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

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commitment; pledge; promise

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counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

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beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

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boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos

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to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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heavy thunder

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clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

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ringing; sound

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curtain call

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to run up to; to rush over

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good performance

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

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dark brown; colour of tanned skin

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glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

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to thank

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one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

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back; behind; rear

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to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey

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corridor; hallway; passageway

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attendant; valet; servant; follower

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to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

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sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

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lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something

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to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)

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splendidly; brilliantly

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to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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teacher; instructor; professor

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end; edge; tip

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consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault

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as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

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to come to see; to come and see; to visit

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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to appear uneasy; to appear anxious

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delinquency; misdeed; misconduct; delinquent behavior

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to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

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