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checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers

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attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of

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private person; individual

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special circumstances

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order; discipline; regularity; system; method

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big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

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abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation

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(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid

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hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

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disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-

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to proceed with things; to carry out; to do

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exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly

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enemy movements; enemy's position

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censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification

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to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)

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rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)

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to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence

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counting ballots; tally (of votes)

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to add (e.g. a postscript)

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base; basis; bedrock; platform

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demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation

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advocate; proponent; supporter

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making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught

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to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting

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to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange

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reference room

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certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord

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rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion

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to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest

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to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect

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bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them

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(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation

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having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)

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vacant room; vacancy; unoccupied room; empty room

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exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

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coating

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to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

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layout

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(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally

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information board; building directory

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one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman

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distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

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set meal; special (of the day)

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at regular intervals; evenly spaced

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tray

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malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp

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acrylic (esp. fibre or resin)

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to snatch; to steal

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certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation

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to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)

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