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shabby; mean; sorry; dingy

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self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)

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several times; once or twice

3

weekend

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about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip

3

record shop; record store

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counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

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ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

8

trial listening (e.g. to a record before buying); audition

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booth

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shopping mall

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window-shopping; window-gazing

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to go to see; to visit

3

now available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)

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animated cartoon; animated film

2

animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime

1

prop (in a film, play, etc.); prop (in rugby)

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movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie

3

evil priest; mad monk

3

magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch

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prince; subordinate Kumano shrine

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Nico; Nicod; Niko

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Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.

2

white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax

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beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute

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battle

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to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity

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as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

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children's (TV) show; children's program

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to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

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movie theatre; movie theater; cinema

2

large screen (TV, film, etc.)

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ninja arts

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super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely

2

double extra large; 2XL; XXL

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impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal

5

twelve; 12; queen

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

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reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)

3

to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism

1

permafrost

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snow storm; blizzard

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with tears in one's eyes; on the verge of tears; with teary eyes; with a hint of moisture; slightly moistly; with emerging sheen

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oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

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to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back

4

at parting; on parting

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see you tomorrow

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

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