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to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

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(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

mum; mom; mummy; the missus

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

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elopement; running away with a lover

1

to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic

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one day; (on) a certain day

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

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infancy; childhood; tender age

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hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

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envelope

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calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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salary; wages; pay

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cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

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may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry

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knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

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once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

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reedy field

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place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

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and; thereupon; because of that

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to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

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physical condition; state of health

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granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

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to mumble; to mutter

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cough; coughing; tussis

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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

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some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

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postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

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you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

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if; in case; supposing

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to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

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if it's the case

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incense stick

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to become better; to improve

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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however

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violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

1

trivial; not amounting to much

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this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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thereupon; shortly thereafter

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

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