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to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

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descendant

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pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt

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with one's own hands

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-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

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to stoop; to bend over

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somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

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to inherit; to succeed; to take over

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blood vessel; blood relationship

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via; through; by doing; by means of; using

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small scale

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change; alteration; modification

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sitting cross-legged; sitting in the lotus position

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to look into; to peep into; to peer into

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what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

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to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across

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full stop; period; end

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to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)

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to understand each other

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to reason; to sum up; to conclude

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discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure

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relationship; relation

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to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

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to feel ashamed

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until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

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to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

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follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

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some; small amount of

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soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal

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to glare at; to scowl at

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delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy

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to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far

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since one was born; (in) all one's life

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hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable

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talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

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to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off

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to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

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person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company

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attention seeker; look-at-me

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to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord

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view; outlook; prospect

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

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gazing at (in wonderment)

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desolate; dreary; bleak

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end; close; conclusion; termination

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in this way; like this

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to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected

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atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious

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lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great

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(another's) daughter; young lady

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