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editor (in publishing, etc.)

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate

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twice

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(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

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bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

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whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

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judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

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award ceremony

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

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good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

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rice field

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

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to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

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feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled

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to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

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counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

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mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

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place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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pull; patronage; tug; discount

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to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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unpredictability; element of surprise

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answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

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black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface

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is not; am not; are not

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to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

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opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

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equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")

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to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

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changing one's (public) persona; changing one's (public) image

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eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

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strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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