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the mind's eye

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reporter; journalist

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

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(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

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disgusting; repulsive

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to subsist; to keep on living

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absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

1

in the same way as; just like

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to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

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direct

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observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking

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something like ...; something called ...

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X-ray photograph

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to polish up; to shine up

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

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giving lessons at pupils' homes; going to train in stable other than your own

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period; term; interval

2

last day; final day

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(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)

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one year ago

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at that time; in those days

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spearmanship

2

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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resolute; determined; bold

1

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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teacher and student

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relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

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one's pupil; one's student; one's follower

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manners; courtesy; etiquette

2

seeing one off; farewell; escort

1

exemplary

1

was

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reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement

2

straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

the reason is ...; it is because ...

1

intimate; close

1

uncanny valley (hypothesis about humanoid robots)

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amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

1

because; as; since

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

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to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder

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betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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doll; puppet; figure

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to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

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