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worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare

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tank top

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what with this and that; for a number of reasons

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vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

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(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

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school term; semester

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bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

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to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

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old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

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romantic; spicy; coquettish

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weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

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Mari

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dead leaf; dry leaves

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bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom

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castle (in place names); castle; fortress

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counter for temples

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tanuki drumming on their stomachs

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to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

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sounding of a drum or hand drum; sound of drums; full (stomach); bursting

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bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible

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to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

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mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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similar

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insect bite; bug bite; sting

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future years; in (one's) later years

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fiance; fiancee

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partner

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to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break

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cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear

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secret; private; surreptitious

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graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

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change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

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kitchen

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flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

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opening and shutting

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to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

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duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key

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place where one works; construction site; working area

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cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

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condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

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almost every day; almost daily

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to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

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to move (house); to change residence

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some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

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to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying

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unfinished

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manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

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preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)

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word processing software

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