Vocabulary

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to stare in wonder; to be amazed

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to post a notice; to put up a notice

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legal wife of a regent, of the imperial adviser, or of an official at the Grand Council of State

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forced to use; forced into a position

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to go easy on someone; to be easygoing; to be lenient

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given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

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Son of God; Jesus Christ

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Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...

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everything one does; whatever one does

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real; actual; true

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to sniffle; to snivel

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to entertain one's guests; to keep a group entertained

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to disturb the water; to wake a sleeping dog; to wake a sleeping child

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Pastoral Epistles (i.e. Timothy 1 and 2, Titus)

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to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; to look up at the sky and spit

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to be able; to be competent

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deathbed

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to get mad

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to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

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derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

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flight (plane)

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to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures

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once more; again

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all that lives must eventually die

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ignorance is bliss

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to strip to one's waist

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very narrow passage

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Jinshin revolt (671 CE)

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hearsay; rumour

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public welfare

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the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

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the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

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useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand

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to resort to violence; to use force; to get physical

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in good condition; in fine shape; in form; in good health; (feeling) well; in working order

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no problem; that's OK

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to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion; to push someone around

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the Seven Deadly Sins

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to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances

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