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interview; oral examination

2

(police) lineup; identification parade; choice of faces

2

everything working out as desired

1

to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together

1

secondary; of secondary importance

2

well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good

2

to seem (very) proud; to be inflated with pride

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context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background

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Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae); trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theatre; bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships)

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shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources

2

gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

2

doing one's duty

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to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing

3

contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger

2

person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily

1

(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer

1

distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm

1

unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans

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any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve

2

to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed

1

to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)

1

polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth

1

use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

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to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

2

according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of

2

defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence

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ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to

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tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking

1

inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)

3

cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty

1

CERN; European Organization for Nuclear Research

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yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up

2

by any standard; (not) even as flattery

2

rest; break; recess; intermission

1

to be on the right track; to go well

1

endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

2

totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air

1

companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character

1

under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial

1

astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; collection (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence

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three-digit number; hundreds column

1

decimal point; radix point

2

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

1

eighteen; 18

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addition; annexation; appendage

1

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

1

gear

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as much as one can; as much as possible

2

matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority

1

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

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