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it's no joke; gimme a break!

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textbook; manual

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sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

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to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum

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filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents

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staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor

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right; correct; proper; righteous; just

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the very thing; itself

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morning; breakfast

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

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freedom; liberty

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understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

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vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

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clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

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the other day; some time ago; recently

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environment; surroundings; circumstances

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in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping

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refusal; rejection; denial; veto

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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half

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to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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that's true; of course; obviously

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to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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such; like that; that sort of

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head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard

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charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

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fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

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(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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half past (the hour)

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nine o'clock

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both parties; both sides

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apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

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(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)

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anti-aircraft fire; flak

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formation (e.g. of aircraft)

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total (number); count

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appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)

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ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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