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to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

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to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

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practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)

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long ago; a long time ago; already

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to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight

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striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around

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to quicken one's pace (steps)

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alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

4

dim; gloomy

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to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

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that is to say; so that means

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feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

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maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming

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sense of purpose

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clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

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violence; mayhem

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grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

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back street; back alley; off-street

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deeply emotive; moving

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the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

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stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

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strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing

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to be intimate with; to befriend

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powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty

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(romantic) love

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shrill voice

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greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

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thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent

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to cut corners; to be shoddy

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to become an expert; to be master at

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accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one

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to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

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employer

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lickety-split; quickly

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to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment

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finishing early (e.g. work, a game); entering elementary school a year earlier than others

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as expected (positive events); as hoped for

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parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

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turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

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echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions

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war cry; battle cry

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oneself; one's body

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to bend forward; to stoop; to bow

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

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to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

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efficient

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rain and wind; driving rain

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