Composition

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1. takes a back seat
2. customary
3. misleading
4. sit-down restaurant
5. obligatory

I do not want to take a back seat to anybody.

>> I don\'t want to take a back seat for anyone.

 I do not accept the tipping culture even though it is customary in the US.

>> or: America\'s tipping culture may be customary but it doesn\'t mean that I would willingly follow the crowd.

 Japan\'s news is always misleading.

>> Japan\'s mass media typically reports misleading news.

 I want to have dinner with my lady colleague at a sit-down restaurant.

>> correct~~

 It is obligatory for me to pay tax.

>> or: Paying taxes is not only obligatory but also considered a civic duty.