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small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

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clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

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accusation; complaint; charge; suit; legal action; legal proceedings

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medical malpractice

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guess; conjecture

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to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

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fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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(not) one

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it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

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to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

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to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

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to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)

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to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

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in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but

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the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

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surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

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to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside

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special; particular; peculiar; unique

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all

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to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

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to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

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to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable

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to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist

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to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse

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to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)

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unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled

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to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

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judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication

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else; in addition; besides

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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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delivery of goods

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(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

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business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

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main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject

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Hachiōji (city)

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the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

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your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

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bank account

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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son of a distinguished family; son of a noble

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this much; this amount

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in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

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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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one large ...; a great ...

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value; worth; merit

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forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly

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to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

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