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refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved

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be (that) as it may; having said that

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to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember

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to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

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to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

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to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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to tear off; to rip off

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to put one's strength into

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to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)

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to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

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Seven Samurai (film by Akira Kurosawa)

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to take care of

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hidden double eyelid

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plump; fat; thick (e.g. curry); full (e.g. lips)

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pair

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

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deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

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trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

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to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

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(a) glance; (a) look

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novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic

1

to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone

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to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

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imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

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pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

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to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

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to go along; to walk along; to follow

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toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

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drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

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gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing

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breathing; respiration

2

distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

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advantage; benefit; profit; interest

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grandchild

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emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being

1

to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

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disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss

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not necessarily so; is not always true

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thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly

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legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)

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pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting

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model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example

2

silent; solemn; quiet

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to answer a question

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substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

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to make a fist; to clench one's fist

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to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

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flight; desertion; escape

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