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to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative

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paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

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this evening; tonight

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to go to see; to visit

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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weather; fair weather; fine weather

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puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious

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middle of the night; dead of night

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to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

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rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

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talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk

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chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

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to break into a broad smile; to relax one's face into a smile

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to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

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others; other people

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to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

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to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention

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setting sun

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will to fight; fighting spirit; morale

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elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

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unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

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antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

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to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right

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comment; critical remark

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movie; film; motion picture

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desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype

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cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)

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to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get

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part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

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departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

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to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up

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favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)

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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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right time; appropriate time; season's greetings

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rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

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tendency; trend

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to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way

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verbalization; putting into words

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sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

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to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)

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to drop one's shoulders

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the last moment; the very end

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to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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