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little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall

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Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)

8

slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman

3

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

3

that's the way it is; such is life

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

7

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

2

comfort

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one's home; one's house

3

compared with

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bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)

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pride; boast

3

outset; start; beginning

1

with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around

1

Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure

4

casting

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

1

water's surface

1

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

1

detective

1

too much; excessive; too

2

breakfast

2

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

1

flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative

1

to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest

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vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce

1

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

1

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

3

to apply; to adapt

2

change; fluctuation

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

4

divine protection

2

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

3

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

6

craftsman; artisan

4

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

1

Shoumu

2

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

1

annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

superior; better

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

plastic model

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made of metal

1

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

ornament; decoration

2

just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

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upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general

1

gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud

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