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financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time

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public housing

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loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)

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years later

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at the present time; as of now; at this time

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to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

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geometric progression; geometric sequence

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futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness

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to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

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renting a room

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to lend (e.g. money)

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substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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monthly contract; paying by the month

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mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity

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insurance; guarantee

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

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Ferrari

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pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book

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poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent

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same meaning; synonymy

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aggressive

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accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal

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to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

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in all respects; in every way; whatsoever

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JR ticket office; JR ticket counter; (lit.) green ticket window

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

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satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

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to be able to handle strain (overexertion, inconvenience, etc.)

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follow-up (tracing) survey

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to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out

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human relations; personal relationships

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drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1

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outbreak of war; starting a war

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major powers of the world; great powers

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beautiful girl

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favorable; favourable

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friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship

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Agatha Christie

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steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)

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to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

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Watson

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to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with

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pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask

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early shift; morning shift; early arrival

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