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closing hour

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snell (fishing); leader; trace; cast

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head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

4

someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran

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casual speech; peer language; informal language

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first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address

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reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

2

buying sex; hiring a prostitute

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respect; esteem; regard

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sharp sighted; easily awakened

2

jokingly; in the form of a joke

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couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

1

optimistic; hopeful

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descending staircase

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licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)

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brief glimpse of a woman's underwear

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to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress

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to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise

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to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

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not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

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to become hungry; to get an empty stomach

2

being on duty; person on duty

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Hamburg steak; hamburger steak

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manufacturing method; recipe; formula

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minced meat; ground meat

1

breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour

1

recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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culture shock

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period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

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wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven

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standing; reserve; always having ready

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

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on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

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bulky; massive; thick; heavy

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in large quantities

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round; tranquil; contentedly at ease

2

tee-hee

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a bag; one bag

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to head towards; to direct one's steps to

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bourgeoise wife

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closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

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the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

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condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

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underdevelopment; poor development; maldevelopment; decreased growth; stunting

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vitamin

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tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab

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to palm off; to force a sale

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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