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owner (esp. of a business)

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turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)

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-less; lacking; non-existing

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vast; limitless; boundless

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flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery

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useful; helpful

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jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly

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cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

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to trample to death; to kill underfoot

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to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise

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creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

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armed forces; military; troops

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to nod to one another

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unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very

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shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy

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you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!

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ordinary citizen; the general public

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couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

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reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing

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electrical appliances

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miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing

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ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...

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hard to understand; Byzantine fashion

3

hot-blooded man

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to return a call

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as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction

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every month; trite; commonplace; conventional

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quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

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to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat

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not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average

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wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue

1

particular; hard to please; fussy

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to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

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talking while standing; standing around talking

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exercise

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pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated

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to take a backseat (to someone); to fall behind (someone); to be at a disadvantage; to be in a weak position; (lit.) to stand downwind

1

front (in battle)

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going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)

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deathbed

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years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past

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Michael Jackson (1958.8.29-2009.6.25; American singer and songwriter)

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as you see; as you can see

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noon; midday

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(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental

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chivalry

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chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system

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mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime

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Bibi

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short circuit; leakage (of electricity); electrical fault

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