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group work

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so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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humming; crooning

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to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

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expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

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to appear in the newspaper

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wreath; garland

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cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink

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individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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dream for the future; hopes for the future

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diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)

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reporter

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to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

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empty; vacant; hollow

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toast

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to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered

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sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

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flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery

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nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy

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doing whatever one pleases

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body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

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self-indulgence; doing as one pleases

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one week

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to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

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wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward

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thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

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daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

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abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

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saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

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dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop

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forcibly; against one's will

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wind; gas; fart

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to sniff; to smell

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popular name; common name; nickname; alias

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

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nickname

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another meeting; meeting again; reunion

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to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

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to get back together (with a former partner)

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gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

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gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables

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popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

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comedian; comic

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manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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at that time; that time

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taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation

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