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many thousands

1

blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment

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an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging

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to mean

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to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

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irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)

2

round face; moon face

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to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on

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being caught in one's own trap; being hoisted by one's own petard

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diversion; putting something to another use

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with a whizz; whistling sound; whizzing by; gushing out (e.g. of blood)

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to become pregnant

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being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)

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nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick

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eloquence; fluency (of speech)

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best; ideal; perfect

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skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently

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to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

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to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)

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to collapse on the street (from illness, hunger, exhaustion, etc.); to fall down dead on the road

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given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

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(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame

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to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick

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same meaning; synonymy

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fate; destiny; predestination

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person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm

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insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith

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plot (of a story)

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dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

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hindrance; impediment

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merely for form's sake

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sham marriage; fake marriage

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to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour

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knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness

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bullet; shot; shell

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to worry

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to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on

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one second

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hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)

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to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat

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to become hoarse

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to lack

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each other; one another

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systematic; regular; routine

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thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business

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end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

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views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect

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a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask of you

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to pay out of one's own pocket

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