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to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)

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to speak; to hear a voice

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leaving early

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skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination

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to grumble; to gripe; to complain

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healthy; sound; wholesome

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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to sit down

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hey; listen; look here; I say

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inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

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what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

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to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

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meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

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eavesdropping; tapping

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way out; means to escape; escape route

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four years

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time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on

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scab; crust

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to stop; to quit; to put an end to

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last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

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to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

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unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

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heavily; profoundly

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to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart

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to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

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to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

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it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

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uterine cancer

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to; towards; for

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radiation

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chemotherapy

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cancer

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moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)

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postnatal; post partum

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illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

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to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop

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getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

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to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

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to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish

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grave; gravesite; tomb

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at this stage; at this point; (only) now

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coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy

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

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no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all

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influence; effect; impact

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the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes

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deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

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half

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to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

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lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

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