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to do one's best; to put forth every effort

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present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

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lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

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(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

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to keep silent

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pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts

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to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

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(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

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odd reply; amusing answer; oddball response

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to become desperate; to give in to despair

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mere; only; just; slight

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one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two

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counter for months

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mother

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to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

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father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

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to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

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to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

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keeping things tidy and in order

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to cultivate; to foster

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full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad

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to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

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a little bit; a little while

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to get dry

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to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

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nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious

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random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned

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(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

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to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse

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spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

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to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

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thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

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as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will

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collaboration; collab

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only once

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chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words

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to fetter; to shackle; to bind

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

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to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

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wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse

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dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

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spotlight; close observation

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very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy

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nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

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without an audience; crowdless; behind closed doors

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several people; a few people

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distribution (of information, news, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming (over the Internet)

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various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

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angle

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(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

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