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cage; pen; (jail) cell

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packing into a box; boxing (up); thing packed in a box

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as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP

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rimless (e.g. glasses); borderless (e.g. printing)

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sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings

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you'll pay for this!; you'd better keep your mouth shut!; you won't get away with this!

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to be powered on; to be turned on

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to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)

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Palace of Versailles

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palace

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public hall; community center; community centre

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swimming

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prize for perfect attendance

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steadily

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final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding

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to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working

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cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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deliciously sweet; delectable; sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend); sweetened water; sweet sake; amrita; ambrosia of the gods

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recognition; acquaintance

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details; particulars; everything; every last detail

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saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

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to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged

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to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop

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(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding

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(phenotypic) trait; (hereditary) character; allele

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half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)

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removal; getting rid of

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it's already too late

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although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

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starting point; point of departure

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cave; cavern; grotto

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playing doctor; playing doctor and patient

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slope; slanting surface; bevel

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concrete

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locals; local inhabitants

2

arrival of a ship; ship coming into a port

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circumnavigation; circle tour by ship

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route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

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swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort

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crushing; breaking by applying pressure

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suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense

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to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep

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mercy; merciful heart; charity

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what's the matter?

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repeatedly; several times; many times

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doctor; physician

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to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

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isn't it; right?; you know?

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to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

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