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making arbitrary decisions which benefit oneself; self-approved plan

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tax

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well-known store

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half the amount (of money); half price; half fare

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tax; duty

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dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)

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people (of a country); nation; citizen; national

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to put someone to work; to make someone work

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hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles

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dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste

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poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison

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eyesight; seeing

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to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)

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to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

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injection; jab; shot

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to say repeatedly; to say proverbially

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hula hoop; Hula-Hoop

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to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

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fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders

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crude; philistine; uncultivated; uneducated; vulgar

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to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)

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thermal efficiency

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central part; heart (of a city)

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to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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unsuitable; inappropriate; improper

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Taurus; torus

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bagel

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baumkuchen; spit cake with cross-section resembling tree rings

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stoppage time; injury time; added time; lost time; wasted time

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doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)

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hush money

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coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft

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a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; (lit.) even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream

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poisoned

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new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch

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to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first

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to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

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cooking

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to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on

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other things; the rest; leisure tasks

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uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous

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imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity

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mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc.

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well done; good job

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in person; personally; directly

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chef

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patissier; pastry chef

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to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol

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to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched

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tuck (e.g. in a dress)

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