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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

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suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy

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infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)

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responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing

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impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)

2

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

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truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

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superficial; shallow

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phenomenon

4

to shake one's head

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if; in case; supposing

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to hide; to conceal

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

2

hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

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wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language

3

just how; how (dare you)

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face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value

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hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

3

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

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wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable

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admiration; wonder; astonishment

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

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request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

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to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

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lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)

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several times (as large, over)

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to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

2

it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...

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know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack

1

to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)

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guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig

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pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless

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cave; cavern; grotto

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going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

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lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

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ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to

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to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate

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look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

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thought; consideration; thinking

3

leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

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to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

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grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip

2

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)

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one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

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