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hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

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medical equipment

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estimate (of costs); budget

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frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

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Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)

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convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)

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discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance

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drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion

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emergency hospital

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motivation

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to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

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tedious; boring; being fed up with

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godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall

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someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water

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suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

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binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term

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heart

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profit

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to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)

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whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

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root; basis; foundation

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to shake; to waver; to tremble

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knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down

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bulldozer

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project

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to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

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to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap

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saturation

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establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

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strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules

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to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

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Everest

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top; summit; peak

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to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

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most difficult; next to impossible

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sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim

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helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink

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in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

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not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

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politics; government

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(sake) decanter

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to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

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starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point

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to boil; to seethe

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satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

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deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score

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easily; without effort

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to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

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