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doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious

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gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)

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to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of

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talk; chat

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dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy

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city-bred

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human voice; cry

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using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair

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giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles

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worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted

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Elisa; Eliza

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old friend

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sausage

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freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted

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horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart

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mind and body

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wow!; gee!; oh dear!

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ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap

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sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug

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graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate

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destined; predestined; fated; fateful

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connection; link; relationship

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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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cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

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to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound

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very shy person; bashful person

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to be distant

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nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish

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rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

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account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream

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groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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very small

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finally; after great pains; at last; just barely

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relative; relation

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massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

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to be consistent; to be coherent

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fair-minded; sensible

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leadership; generalship

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thug; hooligan

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overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; person who behaves like a spoiled child

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reckless; rash; headlong; foolhardy; daredevil; daring

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playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal

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friend; companion

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to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

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character (in a novel, film, etc.)

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serious; earnest; honest; real; legit

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eastern coast; east bank

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to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited

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fairyland; enchanted land

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