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outward appearance; apparent

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selfishness

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a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

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to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

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grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)

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to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

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maze; labyrinth; inner ear

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like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...

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to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

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clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

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reason; logic; method; system; order

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weak point; unskillfulness

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no concern of mine; nothing to do with me

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hind leg; hind foot

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munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)

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(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

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to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

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neighbouring house; neighboring house

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concrete-block wall

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narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin

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unfortunately; sorry, but ...

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to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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region; limits; stage; level

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tail (of an animal); tail end; tip

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proud; haughty; arrogant

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name plate; name tag; label

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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excess flesh; surplus fat; flab

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La bohème

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my; our; one's own

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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

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Puccini

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opera

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(pet) owner; keeper

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... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably

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to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)

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carelessness; clumsiness; blunder; mistake; being no good at drinking and entertaining

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I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

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to live; to reside; to inhabit

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BMW

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self-reliance; self-help

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thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

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to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)

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to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off

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concrete

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since then; from that time; ever since

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patient; persevering

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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