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direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

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kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley

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unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

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sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever

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to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive

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roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

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essence; true nature; substance; reality

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desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving

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slowly; sluggishly

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wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around

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script; libretto; scenario

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feeling; sensitivity; emotion

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course; route; path; process; stages

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to be at a loss; to be puzzled

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to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

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to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

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as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see

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forty; 40

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fetal movement; movements of the fetus; quickening; signs (of); indications; stirrings

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week

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abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon

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not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer

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health care system

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to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)

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how much; how many; to what extent

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fifty; 50

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innocent; cherubic; childlike

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to show; to bare (the teeth)

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a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance

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divorce

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opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

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pupil (of the eye); one's eyes

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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father

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at a loss for words; stumped for words

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to abort (a fetus)

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then; and (then); in that case; if so

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to ask; to enquire; to query

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to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

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inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit

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warmly; cordially; with tender care

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example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

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past tense

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leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

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too much; excessive; too

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readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)

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bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move

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to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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