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most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

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examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)

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wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric

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to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

1

to brush one's teeth

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it seems that; as if

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)

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shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

2

leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)

1

something; what; why; how

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strange question; offbeat question; odd question; funny question; curious question

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astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant

1

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

1

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

1

interview (e.g. for a job)

1

separate; respective

2

programme; program; plans; arrangements

1

demand for; request

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(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

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very; excellent

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late at night; small hours of the morning

1

common knowledge; well-known fact

1

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

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will; testament; last request

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to bud; to sprout

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head

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happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence

1

crossword puzzle

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to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

1

to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

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division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)

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efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly

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pangs of conscience

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management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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himself; he himself

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brink; critical moment

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to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste

1

the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage

2

toast; congratulatory cup

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brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities

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to lure; to invite out

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villain; baddie; the villain's part

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to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

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to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

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herself; she herself

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anemia; anaemia

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