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they; those guys; those fellows

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(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language

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to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to

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gentleman

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celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

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indeed; it's no wonder

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and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

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to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)

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empty threat; bluff; paper tiger

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good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz

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uninterested (in); having no interest (in)

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to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)

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to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up

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very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast

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slow; weak-headed

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woman

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to revere; to respect; to worship

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to sober up

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hearsay; learning by hearsay

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tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly

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from outside; from the side

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

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feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers

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oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

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quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart

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unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest

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in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

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first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

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see!; didn't I tell you (this would happen)?

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one's natural voice; one's normal speaking voice; chest voice; modal voice

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safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)

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waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute

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to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully

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payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)

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mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something

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early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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bruise

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in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

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under construction

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safety lamp

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to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice

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in name but not in reality

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healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace

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staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement

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to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

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quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient

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tyranny; atrocity

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both; together; jointly; simultaneously

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