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be; is

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to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding

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administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like

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another thing; exception; special case

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silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

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bell (often globular)

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satisfying; pleasing; gratifying

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confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself

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to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)

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all; every

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to try all possible means

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well then ...; in that situation; in which case

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death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

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death; mortality; to die; to pass away

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revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out

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to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

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unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

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term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

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how many years; how long; what year

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to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

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steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control

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to look upward

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rule of thumb

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postponement; deferment; extension (of time)

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public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus

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poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

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to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

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real intention; true motive; true meaning

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at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

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to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

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temporary

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approval; endorsement

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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taking no notice of; paying no attention to

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

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that; the matter in question

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in a good mood; cheerful

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child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

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to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

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attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

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

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spouse; wife; husband; partner

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guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

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filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty

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to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

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proximity; nearness; soon; nearby

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

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