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total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

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to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

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by myself; in person; by oneself

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to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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damn kids

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you; dear; honey

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compared to

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was

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however; but

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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

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to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

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we

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to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

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should do; ought to do

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one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

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even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

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sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

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shock; impact; crash

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exploding

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perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

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uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

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father; dad; husband; you; he

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to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

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to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

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youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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young lord; successor of one's current lord

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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complete devotion; body and soul; one's best

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you (plural)

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

2

thank you; thanks

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to thank

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this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

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