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after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually

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dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

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strapped for cash; hard up

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profit; earnings; stroke of luck

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to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out

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results (of a study or investigation)

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old body; aged person; elderly person

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oppression; suppression; pressure

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incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification

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to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

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threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

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in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

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cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman

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languid; weary; listless; melancholy

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deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work

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house; family

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reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

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... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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to spread rumors; to spread rumours

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unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit

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to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate

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knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning

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making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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timing

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to make tea

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drink; beverage

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to be thirsty

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attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

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aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

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mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

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dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue

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pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask

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tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl

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to wait upon; to serve

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mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress

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persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

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still more; especially

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petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled

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tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

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astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

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bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme

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to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

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oh!; oh?; my!

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opinion; point of view

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from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

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