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to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of

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petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled

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awaken

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glutton; gourmand

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eating one's lunch box before lunchtime (e.g. of a student)

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buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

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to work one's way up

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oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...

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spanking (a child)

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entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

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monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

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to swell up

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trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal

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mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

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platform truck; hand truck; trolley; truck; bogie

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chef

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(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets

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foie gras

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terrine

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bell pepper (esp. red, yellow or orange); sweet pepper; capsicum; paprika (spice)

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asparagus

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cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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fillet; tenderloin

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roast

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red wine

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rosemary

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food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)

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(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine

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proud; having a prominent nose

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ho-ho

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(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle

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anti-socialism

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head; chief; boss; leader

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hearsay; rumor; rumour; report

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evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail

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compassion; affection

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to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry

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parallel; equal; match

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skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery

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conscience

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sweeping victory; easy victory

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great success; huge success

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matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need

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to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on

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losing by decision (in combat sports); losing on points

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to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf

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to glance at; to glimpse

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gesture; charades (game)

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to make a mistake; to blunder

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hand used like a sword in striking

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