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direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person

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to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts

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expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

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older brother; elder brother

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perception; intuition; the sixth sense

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here and there; in places

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in one's imagination

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until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

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trivial; slight

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soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction

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statue; picture; picture revealing character

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face value; par

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rim; brim; edge; brink

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to happen to be present

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face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

2

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

1

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

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seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

2

brake

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

1

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

2

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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from the viewpoint of; according to

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jurisdiction; control

1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

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Yoshimi

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Cline; Klijn; Kline

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internal data

1

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

chatting; idle talk

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to learn by hearsay

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

1

eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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to get information out of a person; to begin listening

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

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good boy; good girl

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wise; clever; smart

1

to cling to; to embrace

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half-finished (cigarette); half-smoked

1

to arrive home; to return

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evening; evening hour

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rear; stern

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container (e.g. shipping); skip

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