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even so; anyhow; at any rate

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it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

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teacher; instructor; professor

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly

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to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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silly person; dumb-bunny; dope

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seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

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mathematics

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yessir; yes, sir

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to shout (in anger); to yell

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(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty

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point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

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to take a class

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marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

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crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care

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sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)

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member

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pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club

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to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

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somehow; for some reason or other

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proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)

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biorhythm

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to fit; to suit

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cycle

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performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)

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or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

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one's stomach rumbles; one's stomach growls

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(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

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empty stomach; hunger

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being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to

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to care for someone; to look after someone

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unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

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eight o'clock

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source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)

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piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)

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battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)

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having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)

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change of mobile phone (without changing carrier or phone number); model upgrade

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to backfire; to have a harmful result

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hey there; I say; see here

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evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

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leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

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to be flexible; to be accommodating

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seven o'clock

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to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread

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lateness; tardiness; arriving late

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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

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