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by today; before the day is over

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wrinkled; rumpled

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to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

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facing; opposite; across the street; other side

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preview of next installment (TV shows, podcasts, etc.)

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brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

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frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)

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complaint; troubles; objection; grievance

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vuvuzela (South African plastic blowing horn)

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used women's clothing such as bloomers and high-school sailor-suit uniforms (esp. as a source of sexual arousal)

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however; because; as

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ideally; if one were to wish for more

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(the extent of) one's vocabulary

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mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

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the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")

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earnings from a part-time job

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salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation

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patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured

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staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

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very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime

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stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

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bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

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to talk on and on; to talk one's head off

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partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing

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to laugh away; to laugh off

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odd couple; incongruous couple

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public holiday; national holiday

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Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)

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early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

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to make good use of; to use to one's advantage

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glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses

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physical beauty

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general; shogun

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to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

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role of the villain; the bad guy

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(process of) elimination

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not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special

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to follow in succession; to happen one after another

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to finish

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stunt

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sudden illness

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fine weather; fair weather

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fine weather during the rainy season

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advertising balloon

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setting up specially; special installation

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Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar

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urine bottle; (urinary) bedpan; chamber pot (esp. medical); urinal

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to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict

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