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senior high school student

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skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

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class; heading; group; category

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severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

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repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well

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idea

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composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

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supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super

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limited-time sale

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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice

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cognitive bias

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halo effect

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in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic

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mysterious

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to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

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grand piano

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Italian (language)

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upright piano

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Sonata in B minor (Liszt)

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structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

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in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

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as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

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baton (of command); order; command; direction

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

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rear garden; back yard

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to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

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topic of conversation

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everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

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spice

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absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

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to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away

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aha!; yes sir

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to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips

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escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

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pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)

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(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

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end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)

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to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far

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street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)

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it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

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to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill

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curse; spell; malediction

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logical inconsistency; logical contradiction

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below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

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since; henceforth; ever since

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disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves

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handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

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with a start; with a jump

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