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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

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to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

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when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

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to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained

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important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

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standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

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environment; surroundings; circumstances

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evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

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tone (of voice); manner of talking

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

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the whole world

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common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

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no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake

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just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

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tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

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absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

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bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly

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itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

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the very thing; itself

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as (someone) says

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to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes

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atmospheric pressure; air pressure; atmosphere (unit of pressure)

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to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

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to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)

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using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

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tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

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to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on

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we; us

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uh-oh; oops; sorry

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to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse

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how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

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though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

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more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

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degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

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anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly

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to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

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comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger

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lawsuit; complaint

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sophistry; sophism

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act of terror; act of terrorism

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justification; rationalization

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self; oneself

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protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication

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amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP

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