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to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query

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party (political); person who is fond of; fan of

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tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling

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key industry

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the ten fingers

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superior; excellent; fine

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air conditioning

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oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin

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downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb

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mental; psychological; physical

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intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into

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sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened

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pale; pallid

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discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion

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arena (e.g. international arena)

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stenographer; writer of shorthand

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burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite

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maid

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ready-made; common-law (wife)

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small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish

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to wave a flag; to show the way

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paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring

1

like that; that way; thus

1

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

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Jamme

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(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see

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half and half; fifty-fifty

1

to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

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(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

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helper; assistant

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shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

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kit

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women and children; woman; grown woman; wife

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molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot

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summer bedclothes

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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(power of) resistance

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pitch-black; jet-black

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to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)

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to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane

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plenary session; regular session

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to the best of my ability, poor though it be

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if any; if it exists

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(plain) hot water; boiled water

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Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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everywhere; wherever; nowhere (with neg. verb); nothing

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one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve

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nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for

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to drink too much

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safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

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