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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

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to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

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you

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to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

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Babe

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to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

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to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

4

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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best in the world

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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puzzle ring; wire puzzle; exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go

5

no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

folk dance

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daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

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refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

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feeling; mood

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unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

1

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

1

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

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first; new

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whether or not

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never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

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political life

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sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi

1

rim of a volcano (esp. Mt. Fuji); wrestling ring; dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position

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(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion

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having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance

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just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

1

manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

1

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

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outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

2

meeting; reception

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

1

finding employment; getting a job

3

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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information exchange

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meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

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indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

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guidebook; guide

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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karaoke

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is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

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well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

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please

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