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to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

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octave

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apartment with one bedroom and a kitchen

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narrow; small; cramped

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miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized

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confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

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broad daylight

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exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day

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to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

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contrast

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my; our; one's own

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double exposure

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magazine; journal; periodical

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to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)

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and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

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sensational

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title

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chopsticks

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raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation

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article; news story; report; account

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offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

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ringing; sound

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to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty

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operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release

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bed with frame made of pipes

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to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused

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stiff; starchy

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blanket

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everywhere; all over; throughout

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roof leak

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to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

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to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out

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to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

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to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

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apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

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living by oneself; living alone

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to lie down (and rest)

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to remove; to eliminate

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to burn to a crisp; to scorch

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to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up

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

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for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

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one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

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sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of

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careless remark

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to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock

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to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

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individual; private person; personal; natural person

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armament; soldier's equipment

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largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger

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