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it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

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leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food

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spectator; audience

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watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)

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to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

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that's the way it is; such is life

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reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)

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blunder; (careless) mistake; error

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elementary; basic; rudimentary

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all

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to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

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quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

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imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry

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to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

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glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling

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black hair

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space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

2

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl

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to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

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clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

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to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound

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to fall from heaven (the sky)

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

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to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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fine clothes

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to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

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picture scroll

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to mistake (A for B); to misread

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beautiful face; good looks; beauty

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unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness

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shoulder width (breadth)

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discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

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right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking

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to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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harm; injury; evil (influence)

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with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap

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to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)

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time (three times, each time, etc.); times

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admiration; wonder; astonishment

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war situation; progress of a battle

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courtier; court official

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good-looking man; fine figure of a man

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the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

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cold sweat; greasy sweat

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

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