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to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

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to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

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of late; lately; this part; this point; here

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route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course

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to draw a line

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resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

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to straighten oneself

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professional duties

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faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

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salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse

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bucket; pail; tub

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(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei

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to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour

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wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

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with a crack; with a tearing sound; with a ripping sound; stylish; smart; dapper

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salty taste; saltiness

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cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying

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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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time; pause; space; room

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)

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receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)

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in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

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training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training

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to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of

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to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

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fifteen; 15

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short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain

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tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining

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agricultural machinery and equipment

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storehouse; warehouse; godown

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care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

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(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta

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thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue

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normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty

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underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

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mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit

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noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank

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beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful

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to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

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like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...

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you; (arch.) your residence

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glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous

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silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk

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reply; response; answer

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being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly

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good-looking man; fine figure of a man

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court lady; lady-in-waiting

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captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

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boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening

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