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clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright

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character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

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changing one's (public) persona; changing one's (public) image

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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disregarding; ignoring

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you (plural); all of you; you all

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to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

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frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

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after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

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other people's affairs; someone else's problem

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probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many

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simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

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every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each

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each; every

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logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber

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drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

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to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam

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energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy

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presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

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to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

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dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

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unfortunately; regrettably

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that day; the very same day

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physical

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contest

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exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though

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receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)

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returning home; going home; coming home; getting home

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shopping district; shopping street; downtown

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to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)

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to flare up; to fly into a rage

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to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

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stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

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(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

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photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

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fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually

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excuse; explanation

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stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

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little by little; bit by bit

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to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify

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even though; despite; when

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just a little

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to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up

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spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed

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the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains

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indefinite

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stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

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next year

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year after next

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pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting

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