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bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived

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reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

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time passes

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loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman

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inquisitiveness

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storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

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willpower; energy; vitality

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to take a breath; to take a short rest

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to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

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to laugh at someone scornfully; to scoff at

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distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

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promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on

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companion; follower; attendant; retinue

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what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

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general idea; concept; notion

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to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

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eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

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hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar

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to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

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to subsist; to keep on living

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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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in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean

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ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)

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area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space

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abatement; reduction

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unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic

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discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

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to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side

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several day period

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to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

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to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table

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to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

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loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

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the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

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exhausting work; hard work; severe duty

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?

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unexpected; unforeseen

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broad-minded; (of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi

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tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance

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standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

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shellfish; seashell; shell

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bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine

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octopus; fool; idiot

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perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100

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something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

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as one of

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anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

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from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through

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