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to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

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however; but

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newspaper reporter

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for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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intelligence gathering; information gathering

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ability; faculty

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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is not; am not; are not

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to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

2

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

2

to face; to go towards; to head towards

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

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(some) more; even more; longer; further

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

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

2

mister; Mr

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

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hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

the latter; the second; successor; descendant

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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Harbin (China)

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

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ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer

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Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)

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restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

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because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear

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to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

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to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around

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to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do

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