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artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance

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important point

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coming-of-age tale

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point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise

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sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

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craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

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to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)

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to return; to come back

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revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

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drama; play; powerful drug

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sashimi knife

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mike; mic; microphone

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history

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famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)

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(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

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strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)

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drinking straw; straw

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biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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coffee

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gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)

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to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)

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keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)

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relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

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castle

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dance (esp. Western style); dancing

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place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

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to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)

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to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home

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opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration

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we; us

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to cheer (for)

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to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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otherwise; if not; or else

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last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene

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nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot

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something or other; one thing or another; this or that

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to bring someone along

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to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

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chit; sales slip; voucher

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to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

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period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

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to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

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good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

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pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting

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this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

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normal mode

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original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

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