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originally; by nature; from the start

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newspaper

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news department

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advertising department; public relations department; PR department

1

waterfowl; water bird; shorebird

1

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

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though; notwithstanding; although

1

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

1

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

3

astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

1

until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

1

to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive

1

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

1

Hollywood

3

Hong Kong; Hongkong

2

it's not like; it isn't as if

2

to be boiled; to be cooked

1

by today; before the day is over

1

start (of) filming

1

way of handling

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

2

image data

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

1

soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball

1

to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

2

homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

1

to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order

2

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

4

escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

1

theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

3

to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

2

in a good mood; cheerful

1

nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...

1

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

3

airsoft pellet

6

(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description

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making constant reference to

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hard fighting

1

changing clothes; change of clothes

3

to drop one's shoulders

2

totteringly; trudgingly

1

returning home

1

sabbath

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invitation

2

witch

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making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

1

about this time

6

(rock) crystal; high purity quartz

1

dry run; rehearsal

1