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to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

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green hand; novice

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public and private; official and personal; government and people

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to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate

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dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

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joining a club

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limited; limiting; restrictive

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enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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opinion; view; comment

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coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

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newcomer; initiate; rookie

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congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder

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about this time

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to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

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display of fireworks; firework(s) display

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happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family

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to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

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to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

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rock

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friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

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impression

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grief; lamentation

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having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child

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real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

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to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

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secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

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to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

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parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage

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car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

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engine

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exhaust sound; exhaust note

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awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

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takoyaki; octopus dumplings

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on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

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How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

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wine

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high spirits; gleeful mood

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to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

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ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

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late at night; at a late hour

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alcohol; sake

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going to bed; retiring (for the night)

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bedroom

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to lay out a futon; to make a bed

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cannot be helped; unavoidable

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long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

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talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow

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to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears

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to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

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