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to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

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ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

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young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

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thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

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opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

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to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

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origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

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relation; connection

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military service

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that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

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direct appeal

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable

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to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

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still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

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attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

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to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree

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selling off; disposal by sale; sale

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particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially

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king

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young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

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miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness

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(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

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to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

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town mayor

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to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

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unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

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loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop

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certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

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receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)

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beginner

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deferred payment

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security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)

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poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

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heavy taxation

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to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket

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state of emergency

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showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

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to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on

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instead; but (on the other hand)

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one's family; family member

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counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

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tax

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for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

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poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

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vigorous; healthy; sound

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consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

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another; different; something else

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ornament; decoration

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to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

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