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to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

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often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

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very much; very many; more and more

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible

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to fight to the bitter end

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so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

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to meet; to assemble; to congregate

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addition; supplement; appending; appendix

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reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)

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married couple; husband and wife; man and wife

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to hang one's head; to droop one's head

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obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive

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such; this sort of; like this

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changing clothes; change of clothes

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to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

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hero

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matter for great congratulation

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grudge; complaint; reproach

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end; conclusion

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to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)

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to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)

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easy-to-understand

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versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

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composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement

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side of the face; side

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teary eyes

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around the world; throughout the world

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to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

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because of this

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bad-tempered

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according to plan; as planned

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unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

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crisis management

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bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

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family tree

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600; six hundred

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to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl

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ancestor; forefather; foremother

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to begin talking; to open up

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blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)

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to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

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collecting; assembling

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countries all over the world; all the countries of the world

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each country; every country; various countries; all countries

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to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

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process; course; mechanism

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