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the way one works; one's working manner

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to bear fruit

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good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

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how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the

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to stop oneself from crying; to hold back tears

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grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine

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to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered

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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire

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assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party

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intensification; aggravation

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passionately in love

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looking on from afar; being a spectator

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residing (abroad; of a diplomat, etc.)

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ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary

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disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent

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narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

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glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

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tension; strain

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drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness

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to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

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to sit (down)

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to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

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accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation

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inn

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real name

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about when; about what time; how soon

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

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to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

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unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room

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articulation

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drunken interaction (usu. unpleasant)

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beyond saving

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hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs

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hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction

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to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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transfer; transport; transportation

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Lorelei (Loreley); Rhine maiden who lured sailors to their doom; rock in the Rhine

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Japanese (language)

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nursing; looking after

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pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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truth; real situation

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in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

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