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contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

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turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel

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one revolution; one rotation

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climax

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cheer; shout of joy

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cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest

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along the wall

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unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

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in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

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wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)

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limit; restriction

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to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale

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big job; great task

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musical performance

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stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics

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to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

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to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely

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dull; uninteresting; boring; drab

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first impression

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use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

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nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

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flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable

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to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

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here and there; in places

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to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

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ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness

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summer

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hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

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inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)

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reuse; recycling

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conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

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to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on

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glass; pane

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

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valuable article; valuables

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excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing

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transparency; degree of clearness

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of no use; useless; not fit for purpose

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you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

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a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

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hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

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double (two-leaf) door

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one by one; one each; one at a time

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dance music

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signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

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dance (esp. Western style); dancing

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assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds

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like that; that way

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ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

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blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

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