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to rise; to swell; to be promoted

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balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp

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explosion; rupture; break off

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answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

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to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

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to switch off; to turn off

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messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things

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to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

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decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card

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inequality; unfairness

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to talk; to chat; to chatter

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fragmentary

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to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

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to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle

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to think thoroughly

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finally; after; following; at the end (of)

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acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

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to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine

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moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable

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sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

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comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

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at once; immediately; right now

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Shinto shrine

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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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cough; ahem

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cough; coughing; tussis

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to stop (plug) one's ears

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to breathe heavily

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top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

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so to speak

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

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new; unused; new

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opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

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to pile up; to accumulate

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

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both hands; both arms; ten

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tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

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to grasp tightly

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another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

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to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

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New Year

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barrage of questions

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

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winter vacation; winter holidays

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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troublesome; annoying; complicated

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close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

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