Vocabulary

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a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

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a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

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a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

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one should not rush to make a profit; business is (best run when sales flow like) a cow's drool (i.e. long and thin)

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people may bring about their demise for love; it is easy to have one's weak points taken advantage of; in autumn (during mating season), deer come forth when they hear (a hunter's) whistle

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to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

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to wipe the slate clean; to start anew

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to wipe the slate clean; to start anew

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to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down

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Berlin Wall

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... is considered to ...

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Fleming's rules (Fleming's left-hand rule and Fleming's right-hand rule)

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(Fleming's) left-hand rule

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to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up

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glowstick; neon light stick

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no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen

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-th (e.g. one fifth)

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walls have ears; sliding doors have eyes

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to bud; to sprout; to germinate

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being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face

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walls have ears; walls have ears, sliding doors have eyes

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should do; ought to do; must do

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member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)

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to stretch one's arms; to elongate one's arms

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bright; intelligent; clever; smart

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to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); to put a period (at the end of a sentence)

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to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); to put a period (at the end of a sentence)

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to form a pair (pairs); to partner

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to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to treat without respect; to treat unkindly; to neglect

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first quarter moon; waxing half-moon

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to fall in love

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be (that) as it may; having said that

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to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

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almost every day; constantly

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there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other

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gender-neutral

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easy come, easy go; lightly comes, lightly goes; soon gotten soon spent

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time waits for no man; time and tide stay for no man

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to become distinct

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good bye; I'm off; see you later

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