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beginner

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

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to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

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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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yes; that is so

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe

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to ponder; to brood

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after lunch

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characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

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as planned; according to plan

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shopping; purchased goods

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promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule

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tableware

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daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life

1

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue

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if it's the case

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news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition

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at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly

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terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

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to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate

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to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)

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in person; personally; directly

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feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

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preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

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diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

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chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

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merry; joyful; gleeful

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

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completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

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acceleration; speeding up

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perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

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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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to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

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true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses

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to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable

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to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate

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fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

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squeak; creak

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to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts

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outskirts (of a town); run-down district

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prostitute

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to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

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to take one's eyes off

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to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

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