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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of

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to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

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anything; whatever; whatever one likes

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corridor; hallway; passageway

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decoration

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handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown

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candle

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to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire

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barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house

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main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour

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to blow out (a flame)

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what's what; heads or tails

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wax

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to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in

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to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

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nasal cavity

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to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse

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somewhere; in some respects; in some way

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to take away; to carry away

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Chinese whispers; telephone (game)

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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mille crêpes (cake made from layers of crêpes)

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fruit salad

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clafoutis (dessert)

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one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

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cake shop; pastry shop

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to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears

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at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game

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addition; supplement; appending; appendix

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to overeat

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bell; bel (unit); B

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cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly

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to grow taller (of people)

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to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

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direct

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squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug

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hug

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tail (of an animal); tail end; tip

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pickled vegetables; pickles

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roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)

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sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.

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in a line; in a row

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bucket; pail; tub

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young bird; fledgling; chick; (young) chicken

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and then; in addition to that; also; even so

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tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

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