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to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

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wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

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excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

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to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge

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desire; wish; aspiration

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up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

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process; course; mechanism

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straying; wandering (off course)

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bed

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to grimace; to frown

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bull's-eye; the mark

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to look into; to peep into; to peer into

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to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

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desk

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above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)

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reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook

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to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

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approximately the same

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number of books

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vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

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wife

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to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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ideal; ideals

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to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)

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to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

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in that manner; like that

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escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

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even if; even though; although one might say; although called

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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

1

with these words; while saying

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sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

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to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off

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once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals

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Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

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curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

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dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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improvement; reform

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space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin

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to learn; to study; to take lessons in

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clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

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to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)

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for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

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should; must; ought to

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vocational school; technical school

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or

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restaurant

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