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any time now (waiting, hoping for something to happen)

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to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...

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best; perfect; superb

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show; exhibition; spectacle

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advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview

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all people; everybody; ten thousand people

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handsome man

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to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

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artifice; intrigue

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paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of

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to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

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this (very thing); this precisely

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gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery

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picture scroll

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highlight

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liking something; being partial to something; -phile

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in groups of twos and threes; in small groups

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to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

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fainting; swooning

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very; much; greatly; a lot of

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(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

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very much; fully; never

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solely; entirely; only; or

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emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence

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there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

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to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)

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development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

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fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

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butterfly

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war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

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important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

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bonbon

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to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

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to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

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to grow old; to age

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one's mind; one's heart; one's intention

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

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to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

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friend

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to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate

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as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

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leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)

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to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

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gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

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in the face of; in defiance of

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