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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

2

to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

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playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler

4

to recall; to remember; to recollect

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superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)

1

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

1

full of; brimming with

1

seeming very

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classmate

2

enraged outcry; loud protest; being bitterly criticized by others; being loudly denounced by others

1

what on Earth is this?

1

it's no joke; gimme a break!

4

to perspire; to sweat

2

bing-bong bang-bong (Big Ben chimes, used as a bell in Japanese schools)

1

period (e.g. class)

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bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

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to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

2

misunderstanding

2

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

4

pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation

1

start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

1

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

2

to leave (a scene); to step away

1

yearned for; longed for; missed

1

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

3

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

1

(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly

1

exit from a room

1

speed

1

gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

2

image; figure; figure; form; image

1

secret; secrecy

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

5

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

3

noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills

1

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

2

to fall prostrate

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to take a class

2

nightmare; bad dream

1

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

3

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

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to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

1

out of bounds; beyond the pale

1

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

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