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to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)

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this sort of; this type of

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daughter

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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professional killer; hit man

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family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade

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sincere; earnest; serious

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laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet

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certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

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gunpowder; powder

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destructive blast; blowing up; explosion

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cuttlefish; squid

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my condolences

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attitude to life; form of existence; way of life

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unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage

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to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down

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as stated; verbatim; literally

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groan; moan; moaning

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weight

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way out; means to escape; escape route

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physiological phenomenon; physiological response

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moan; groan; groaning

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whisper; murmur

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track and field club

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to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save

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how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

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dramatic

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false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended

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dodgeball

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to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order

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cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

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each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

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law of cause and effect; principle of causality

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basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

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starving tiger

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empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit

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to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

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hollow; cavity; hole; cave

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pinpoint

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all night long; all through the night

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to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down

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to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat

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suspension bridge effect; phenomenon where someone in fear or surprise mistakes their physiological response as romantic arousal

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unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor

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adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity

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how many nights; some nights; several nights; a number of nights

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dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned

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stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm

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