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to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare

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hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs

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next (spoken) word

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young woman who uses the usually male first person pronoun "boku"

2

straw

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single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall

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gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam

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second person

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messenger; envoy; emissary

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pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure

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silent majority

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dead men tell no tales; the dead cannot speak in their own defense

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tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

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illicitly brewed liquor; moonshine

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study period

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anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

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oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed

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limits; end; bounds

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cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking

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dancing; dance

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koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

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breakdance; breakdancing

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light music; popular music

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complicity

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marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard

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to drag in; to pull in

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what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

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how should I know?; don't ask me

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the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

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last week; the week before

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putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)

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low-level

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to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)

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big talk; braggadocio

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bragging; exaggeration

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candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice

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competitive spirit; spirit of rivalry; aversion to losing

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Days to Kill

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to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

4

collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash

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explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

3

totally naked; buck naked

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exhibition; showing; displaying; putting on display

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many problems; various problems

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solo hiking; solo climbing; solo travel

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effectively impossible

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superhero

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to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

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everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled

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(doing something) in tears

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