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every month; each month; monthly

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to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile

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to keep a promise; to keep one's word

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conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)

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repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption

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to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for

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to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)

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hence; for that reason

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mahjong; mah-jongg

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Scotland Yard

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penmanship; calligraphy

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to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)

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registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription

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admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation

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talk about divorce or separation

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chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage

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wax

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(written) invitation; letter of invitation

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to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out

2

head; chief; boss; leader

2

Dobermann (dog breed); Doberman pinscher

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wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around

1

fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

1

high-voltage current; high-tension current

1

pond

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coloured carp; colored carp

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before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

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rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

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appointment

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I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

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indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

1

bright; intelligent

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fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)

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hard training; intensive training

2

not limited to; not just ...

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guarantee; security; assurance; pledge

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to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)

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crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

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brute; savage; fiend

2

domestic violence

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insurance; guarantee; warranty

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compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

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installment; instalment; premium; bill

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deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)

2

vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

1

sake bottle

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fancy goods store

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white; correction fluid; white-out

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brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up

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Shinto shrine

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