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to develop one's ability

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strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)

3

400; four hundred

2

tax

1

of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)

1

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

1

greatly; really

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cute!; adorable!

1

soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek

1

equilibrium; balance

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that's the way it is; such is life

7

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

1

woman's heart; female instincts or psychology

1

elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

1

when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned

1

to have an interest (in)

2

apathetic; indifferent

1

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress

1

please; somehow or other; one way or another

3

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

1

to take one's eyes off

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piece; fragment; one (object)

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

2

curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

20

something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

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to walk down the road

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being startled

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to some extent; to a certain extent

1

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

2

examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

pawn

1

to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

3

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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handicap

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multi-

2

legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way

2

sketch

1

crab

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uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

1

bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

1

this world; this life; world of the living

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning

1

feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

1

supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super

3

to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot

1

brute; savage; fiend

1

doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation

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