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panel

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illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

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one thin flat object; one sheet

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one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N

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at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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to explain; to dispel doubts

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leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

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stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

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might as well

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

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to look into; to peer in

4

(audio) recording

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exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

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one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

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manners; etiquette

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oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

2

angle

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quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

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to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it

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hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

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to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

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I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

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postponement; deferment; extension (of time)

2

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

1

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

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immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

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type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching

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excessive; immoderate

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as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for

2

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

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to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

4

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

2

appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

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doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

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to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

3

(short) rest; breather; break

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to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top

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luckily; blessedly; fortunately

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point of view

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grim face

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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concern; interest

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soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

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custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

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to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to

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standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to

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