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contrary to one's expectations

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using in a way contrary to its intended purpose; abuse; turning to one's advantage; taking advantage of

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trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse

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to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better

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unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

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bygones; the past; past event

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on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

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to push away; to push aside; to shove

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whole day and night; 24 hours

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without eating or drinking

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weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration

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especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

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to race against time

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal

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regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

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process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

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letter of resignation

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

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to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

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under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown

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presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

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nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den

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knob; doorknob

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to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

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to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

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gimmick

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way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system

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stand-up collar

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white hair; grey hair; gray hair

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old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

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to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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hair (on the head); (a) hair

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pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

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black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

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fine wrinkles; crow's feet

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wrinkle; crease; ripple

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to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack

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slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression

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stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

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senile lentigo; age spot; liver spot; lentigo senilis

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Indochina (peninsula)

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while being out of the office or away from home

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English (language)

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accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation

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Japanese (language)

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fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor

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Vietnam

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false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

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