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just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

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emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)

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unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

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to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

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to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

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obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent

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eloquence; fluency (of speech)

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to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

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sisters

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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 be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred

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novel; original; new; innovative

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amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

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to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)

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killing time; staving off boredom

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maybe; could be; might

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gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

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murder; homicide; manslaughter

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axe kick; ax kick

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calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

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to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)

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red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist

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company president; manager; director

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reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation

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laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

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they; those guys; those fellows

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

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non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

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matter; item; facts

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absolute

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

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joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these

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sound of voice; vocal sound

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criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

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libel; defamation; slander; character assassination

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about; on; regarding; per; for every

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daily routine; daily work; daily lesson

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plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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grain of rice

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since; henceforth; ever since

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tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

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we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

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three-year-old; triplets

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nursery school teacher; childcare worker

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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(one's) mother

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to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

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