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bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending

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saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save

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girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

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to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped

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game

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gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)

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pistol; handgun

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accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing

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deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

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thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

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the latter; the second; successor; descendant

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attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently

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from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten

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three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

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it may be because

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way of calling (something or someone)

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teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)

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power

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enlargement; increase

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awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

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to get over; to forget

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tone

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same text; same wording; same script; same language

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to triumph; to be elated with success

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to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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glorious achievement; distinguished service

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woah

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irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably

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to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

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being too late; losing one's final chance

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Howan (Sanrio character)

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roguish; impish

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to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

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trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)

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equipment; provision

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swept back hair

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commander-in-chief; supreme commander

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lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid

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granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

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celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

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curious onlookers; rubbernecks

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one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

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board chairman; managing director; chief director

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urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once

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