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so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

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all; everyone; everybody

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professional

1

all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny

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clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

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however

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

2

please

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

3

tuberculosis; TB

2

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

3

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

3

castle

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

5

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

8

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

private house

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part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

5

large river

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Mr (junior); master; boy

2

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

4

algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed

1

season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh

1

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

3

to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?

2

(some) more; even more; longer; further

2

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

2

won't do (for me)

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history

1

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal

1

body; group; party; company; troupe

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme

1

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

5

in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately

1

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)

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bloodless

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capitulation (of fort)

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to become; to amount to

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on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

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