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careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking

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all year round; all the time; year in and year out

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bed-wetting

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luncheon meeting

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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to be; to exist; to be

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older sister

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to take care of

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men's bath; men's section in a public bath

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rental

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opposite side; opposition

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two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women

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consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

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to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

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familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular

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assassin

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bang; boom; crack

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correction; rectification; mending; repair

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to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

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in a quarrel, both parties are to blame

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self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin

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with a bump (esp. of a head hitting something); with a clonk; with a clank

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currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker

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being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

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beach umbrella; beach parasol

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summertime; summer season

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solar radiation; insolation

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illness; condition; -pathy

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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keeping an eye on people's belongings (so they don't get stolen)

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extremely; very

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sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

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partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)

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temper; disposition

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contest

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participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)

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overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment

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prize money; monetary award; reward

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yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat

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all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes

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more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive

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billboard; advertising tower; face (of a company, group, etc.); poster girl; poster boy

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show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment

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debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

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looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit

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uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

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shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up

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accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)

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stupid book; worthless book; one's writings; one's letter; one's book

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slingshot

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