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putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

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to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

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leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage

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to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

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cocoon

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amoeba; ameba

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indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured

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predation; eating prey; preying upon

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to feel as though ...

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bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste

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to grumble about something (trivial)

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point-blank range

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glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling

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one foot; one leg

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exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt

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part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)

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aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature

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social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society

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reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect

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steel; steal (baseball, basketball)

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bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse

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binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money

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to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander

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term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals

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to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry

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sign; symbol; mark

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pi (Greek letter); pi (constant)

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X; x; unknown quantity; an unknown

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straight line; beeline

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advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person

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intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

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to keep silent

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to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience

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shyness; bashfulness

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being startled; getting a shock

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to have sex; to have a physical relationship

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moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)

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rib; frame (of a ship)

5

heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle

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to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)

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snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling

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to triumph; to be elated with success

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fur

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absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly

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check mark; tick mark

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(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat

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whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)

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guidance

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cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

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column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

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