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four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)

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the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

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lecture

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hypnopaedia; hypnopedia; sleep-learning

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joke; gag

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taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

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inheritance; something given or received

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being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

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desk

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to fall prostrate

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grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

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dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner

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to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

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side job; sideline; subsidiary business

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to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

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to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

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even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should

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influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

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to not take seriously; to take lightly

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skillful words; deceitful words; glibness

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

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to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit

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concert

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assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

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stability; steadiness; equilibrium

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full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied

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to start forgetting

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strong interaction; strong force

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gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

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from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

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to disappear; to vanish

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warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

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entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning

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opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

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publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally

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employer

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daddy; father; husband

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)

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if so; in that case; in that situation

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to get in touch with

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production

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suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

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to reason; to sum up; to conclude

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to make sense; to be meaningful

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after a long time; for the first time in a while

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after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

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