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to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out

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the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try

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booklet; pamphlet

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heading; headline; index; headword

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point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)

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mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

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encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending

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at many levels

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elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful

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merchant's home; rented home; store; shop

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ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

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date spot; dating spot

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advanced age; old age

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method of bringing up; method of raising

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to copy (down); to transcribe

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often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

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grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man

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raw materials; ingredient

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by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus

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management strategy

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attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to someone's name

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major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

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Frankel

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top three

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god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself

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parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition

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cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck

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low price

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to be born under a (certain) star; to be born with a certain destiny; to be fated

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ready-made; common-law (wife)

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vomit; spew; confessing; extremely; really

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strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor

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negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

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heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance

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to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband

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to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)

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to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow

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admirer; inducer

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decontamination (e.g. from chemical or radioactive contamination)

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sub; substitute; reserve; sub-

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nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious

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youngest child

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dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily

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one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat

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Near; Nia

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first day of summer (approx. May 6)

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eightfold; octuple; multilayered; doubled

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succession to another's professional name

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assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation

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representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative

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