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between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

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being Instagrammable; looking good on Instagram

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spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising

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appointment

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to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat

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authorization; authorisation

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yours sincerely; respectfully yours

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

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short; brief

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to remain; to stay (somewhere)

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study; research; investigation

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to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

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sweet and sour; bittersweet

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sauce; Worcestershire sauce

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white gem

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entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses

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kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour

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stick

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fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

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who the heck; just who

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illegitimate child; secret love child

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very much; exceedingly; extremely

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to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

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to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

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dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish

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black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence

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to close down a business; to shut a business

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victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome

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owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

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bibliography (list of books by an author or on a subject); bibliography (history or description of books); book

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even if; even though; however; no matter how

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favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)

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bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid

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zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping

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not caring; not giving a damn

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subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient

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satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

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purity (of a substance)

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to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

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to eat; to drink

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not bad; not half bad; pretty good

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ill will; malice; evil intent

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my husband; one's family; family member

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dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess

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dramatic role for child; child actor

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