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pool for soaking seed rice before planting

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the person himself

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old people

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high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior

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intensive-care old people's home

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rich person; wealthy person

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annuity; pension

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after tax income; net income

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busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)

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exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

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return; restoration

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national pension; government pension system

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

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shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige

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preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead

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to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full

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period of youth; while young

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and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

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efficient

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passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order

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airbed; air bed; air mattress

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gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

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sense of responsibility

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unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

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not only

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unexpectedly; surprisingly

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suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily

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exaltation; emotional uplift

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wharf; bridge; jetty; pier

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hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole

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standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

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to meet; to greet

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chandelier

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atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty

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bronze statue; bronze sculpture

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fresco; mural; wall painting

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live music or performance

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piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)

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violin

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(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard

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to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under

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business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers

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narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

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same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room

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closet

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storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting

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formal

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casual; informal

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extensive; wide; broad

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to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

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