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the more (people) fight, the closer they are; those who quarrel most are often the best of friends

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true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses

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school life

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men and women of all ages

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nothing but; none other than

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even now; still; as yet

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contradiction; inconsistency

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hard to understand; Byzantine fashion

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society; the world; the times

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one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance

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to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden

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very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly

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cold sweat

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task

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horse racing

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relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting

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physical beauty

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to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

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mare; filly

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buttocks

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intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely

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guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)

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to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry

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Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe

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kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

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to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

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(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

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fainting; swooning

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to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

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to end without incident; to not turn into something serious

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pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg

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to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

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one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough

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to do (for someone)

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what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

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middle of the night; dead of night

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astronomical observation; stargazing

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to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel

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the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean

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astronomical telescope

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to press against each other; to huddle together

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silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

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to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into

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if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

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seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion

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nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

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