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to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

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to ask each other

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to learn; to study; to take lessons in

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suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up

3

slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy

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power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)

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conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)

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nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than

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to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn

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to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

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spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser

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truancy; school non-attendance

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drama queen; (lit.) tragic heroine

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stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break

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arcade (street)

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to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better

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at a loss for words; stumped for words

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came here; coming here; recently

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upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)

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clown

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at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game

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atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)

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when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally

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to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy

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day after day; day in and day out; every single day

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malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty

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(doing something) in tears

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after a short pause

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to hold one's tongue; to shut up

2

extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding

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dried slices of steamed sweet potato

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

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concession; conciliation; compromise

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situation of one's own doing

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to settle a matter; to get even with someone

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Gothic (style, e.g. in architecture); sans serif (typeface); gothic

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since then

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with a crack; with a crash; with a shattering sound

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to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)

3

hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction

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two parts; two copies; the second part

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

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source of income

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dummy

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management system

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information leak; data breach

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group behind a crime; criminal group

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secret messenger

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silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark

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spy; secret agent

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