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to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something

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grandmother

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to stop in the middle of a sentence

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perfection; flawlessness

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to inherit; to succeed; to take over

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distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

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to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to

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fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life

2

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

1

the ruler; sovereign

1

to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)

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ruin; destruction; fall

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to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)

2

with a start; with a jump

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confrontation; opposition; antagonism

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single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

2

from now on; hereafter

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directly opposite; right in front

1

beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

1

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

1

(not) a single person; (no) one

1

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

1

to make eye contact

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to nod to one another

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sea; ocean; waters

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impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

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to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

2

older brother

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beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

2

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

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children; kids

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very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

7

disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

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stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

2

to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)

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pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back

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to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

2

to be rejuvenated; to feel young again

2

letter (of an alphabet); character; writing

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pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix

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to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

2

the very thing; itself

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cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible

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mother

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to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

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paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

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unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen

4

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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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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