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what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

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to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

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hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

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in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

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tone

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to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

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as you want; as you will

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to drop one's shoulders

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to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

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immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

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to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire

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ending up right back where one started

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tenacity; endurance

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...

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cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

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luckily

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duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

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being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

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to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

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this is why; this means; it is the case that

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

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to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

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to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly

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to make a profit

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(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system

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stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

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epilogue

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trivial; trifling

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conclusion; decision; end; settlement

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school building; schoolhouse

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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steadily

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completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)

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to assist; to help out

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if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

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checkmate

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bet; wager; stake; gamble

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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jest; joke; funny story

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favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

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in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

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to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

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to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

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to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

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makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation

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reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground

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to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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