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

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numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters

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school term; semester

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(one's) pay; wages

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to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

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oppression; tyranny; despotism

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valuable; high-priced; precious; monetary value; price

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diamond ring

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begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing

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pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

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only; merely; but; no more than

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diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram

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one-piece sash

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to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

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entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings

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older sister; elder sister

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sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer

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honeymoon

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can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...

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adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant

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to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

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reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing

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nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

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whatever

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to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

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actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

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marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

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just like; the same as; no different than

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in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

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to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful

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(a) row; line

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party; gang; company; squad

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management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

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lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout

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heartfelt; sincere; wholehearted

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to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved

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dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

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way of talking; speaking style

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labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon

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as soon as; right after

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27th day of the month; 27 days

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something or other; one thing or another; this or that

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

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excellent; superb; first-rate

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to begin

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