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same year in school

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strong-willed; strong of heart

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to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

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filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid

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saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

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lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)

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talk; story; conversation

1

succession of defeats

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take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

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(giving) instruction; initiation

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seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate

2

while in class

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to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified

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notice; attention; observation

3

ponytail

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current student; enrolled student

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school (building)

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oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

2

passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)

2

a place or opportunity to make a display of

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to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

1

quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely

1

(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

1

stalker; stoker

3

supplementary examination

1

point of reference; reference point

1

marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

1

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

2

doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation

1

ultimate; final; last; eventual

2

form; shape; figure

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

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Renaissance

5

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

that is; namely; i.e.

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

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to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

to base something on; to make something the basis

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to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)

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means of communication

4

impossibility

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transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

1

mistake; error; fallacy

1

to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

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the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

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