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dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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memories; recollections; reminiscence

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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whitebait; elver (young eel)

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movie; film; motion picture

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

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emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

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type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)

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because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

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screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall

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to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst

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human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings

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through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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oneself; myself

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mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

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to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself

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small; little; tiny

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actress; female actor

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this world; this life; world of the living

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to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

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every day; daily

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nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

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to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

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oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm

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we; us

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eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

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(romantic) love

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stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller

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cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)

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but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

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supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

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direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)

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abstract

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to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

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concreteness; embodiment

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to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

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animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime

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excuse; explanation

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doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

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to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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human; humane

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one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

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take (e.g. in film-making)

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