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for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other

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agitator

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severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

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weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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mental disorder; mental disease

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(department of) psychosomatic medicine

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to shake with rage

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understanding completely; understanding all there is to know

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serves you right!; see what happens!

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what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!

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to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish

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washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)

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very young; childish; immature

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introductory article; advertisement

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echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions

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word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews

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to be contrary to one's expectations

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thinking back now; looking back

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downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle

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cultural standard (of a people); moral standard; cultural level; standard of living

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in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...

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day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day

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here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

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being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery

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it's no joke; gimme a break!

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bribe; sweetener; douceur

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man-eating shark

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

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cleaning up; washing up

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to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do

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graciously; respectfully

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right and wrong; good and evil

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big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak

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

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to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

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stealth

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extract; excerpt; selection

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all countries; the whole world; universal; all nations

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real; actual; true

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to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching

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bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood

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to listen again; to ask again

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each time it happens; at all such times

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to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued

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to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at

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to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of

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blank period; window period; interregnum

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turning point; tipping point; commutation point

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