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roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)

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appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

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reply; response; answer

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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bad-tempered

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to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

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notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

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act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major

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feeble

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to hang one's head; to droop one's head

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complete stranger; total stranger

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acquaintance

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to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)

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to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

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manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future

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uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

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to make a fist; to clench one's fist

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to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

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to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth

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intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

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hey; listen

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forgetting; lapse of memory

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advantage; benefit; profit; interest

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to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side

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to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

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light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight

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sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)

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to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)

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proud; haughty; arrogant

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barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear

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to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

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to talk; to speak

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corners of the mouth

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plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

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error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense

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oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha

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to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

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your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right

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obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant

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to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)

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to finish dyeing

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being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly

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painting; picture

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sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

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other than; excluding; without

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