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contrastive

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to light up; to brighten

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apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous

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to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing

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to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around

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was

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slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure

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nape of the neck

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to bring back; to restore

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keeping an eye on people's belongings (so they don't get stolen)

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that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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faraway; far-off

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spacious; vast; wide

3

floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey

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meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

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to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize

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couple

2

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

2

party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

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store; shop; restaurant

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juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

3

purchase; buying

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halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

3

easy-to-understand

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end; edge; tip

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shape; form

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great difference; big difference; wide margin

2

both (people); the two of them

6

first meeting; first interview with

2

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

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to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

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to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

2

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

2

physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)

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to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

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incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical

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to fall asleep

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to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

2

to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider

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bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects

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conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

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while fumbling one's words; with a stutter

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to be embarrassed; to lose face

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there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other

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thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

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one beat

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)

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