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talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip

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to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

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to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

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to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

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about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip

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very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling

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bow; bowing

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good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest

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ill will; malice; evil intent

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embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

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return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)

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to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers

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betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

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arrogant; haughty; insolent

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to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

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to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

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to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

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to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

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elbow

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rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering

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briskly with small steps; trotting

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to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

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to disappear; to vanish

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princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue

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(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

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to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

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moonlight

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

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minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

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comfort; consolation; diversion

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epilogue

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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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disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn

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to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

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complete; whole; perfect; safe

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each house; every house; many houses

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unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

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unbelievable (extent)

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thereupon; shortly thereafter

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strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

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light; easy; non-serious; minor

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drive; driving (force)

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sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji

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for example

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science fiction; sci-fi; SF

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