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appearance; outward show

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decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave

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giant stag beetle (Dorcus hopei)

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to take; to catch; to capture

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adds force or indicates command

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big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

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scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

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to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

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too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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be; is

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to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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I; me

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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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ha ha ha; hee hee hee

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childish; child-like; immature; infantile

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don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

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first year of high school; first-year high school student

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summer vacation; summer holiday

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be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

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you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

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although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

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somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

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to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

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indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

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with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

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raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

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firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

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these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

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nearby place

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things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

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hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

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ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

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