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

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period (e.g. class)

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bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

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

10

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

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

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to leave (a scene); to step away

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yearned for; longed for; missed

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

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exit from a room

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speed

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gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

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secret; secrecy

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essential; important; crucial; vital; main

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

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limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

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to take a class

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nightmare; bad dream

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out of bounds; beyond the pale

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to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

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to mark the end; to spell the end

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chimes; toll of a bell

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to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

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hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind

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to be completely still

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to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

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to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

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breakfast

5

in proportion to; just as much as

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yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

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sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping

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spoon

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to scoop; to ladle out

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to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

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tasting; sampling

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OK; okay

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flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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to half-rise to one's feet

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sugar

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to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

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flour; meal; powder; dust

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cleaner; wiper; eraser; cleaning; wiping; polishing

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to wipe off; to wipe up

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to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

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bitter

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frilly; fluttery

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rhythm

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to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

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