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rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce

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to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together

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for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

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to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

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goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank

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being on duty; person on duty

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to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with

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title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)

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to see well in the dark; to have good night vision

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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along the road; along the way

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short way; shortcut

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to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)

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ill-bred; vulgar; boorish

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mutual understanding

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relation; relative; kind; cordial

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to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip

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to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural

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how many pieces

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vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow

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the preceding visitor

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gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker

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side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore

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fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome

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full speed

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swig; gulp

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gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing

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turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)

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to repeat; to be frequent

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support; backing; patronage

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even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that

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potato (Solanum tuberosum)

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stuffy; steamy; sultry

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stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)

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Caspian Sea

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oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing

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exceedingly; very

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thief; robber

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to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

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to take to task; to take it out on

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favour; favor

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useless; futile; vain

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to solicit; to demand; to extort

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to drink up; to drain (cup)

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technical skill; ability; capacity

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bread dough

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waterbed

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Plesiosaurus

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