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to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started

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unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

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(period of) a year; during the era (of)

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

2

deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful

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achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

2

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

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prickling; stinging; tingling

1

to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)

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hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

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to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front

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original; novel; new

2

isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation

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for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

3

close; intimate; on good terms

2

proposal; offer; request; application

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to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

3

to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

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Oscar; Academy Award

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arrival; coming; advent

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to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

2

crossing a river

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to become misty; to become hazy

3

ego; self; ego

2

to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

2

skin cancer

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boiling water

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close; intimate; on good terms

1

bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring

1

overwork; strain

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to speak brazenly; to never shut up

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shop; store; establishment; restaurant

2

one's leisure hours

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while; during; performed in this condition

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noisily; bleatingly

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sounding each other out; probing each other

5

heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product

2

that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

2

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

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apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous

2

warm; comfortable; snug; cozy; cosy; pleasant

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creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

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to behave modestly

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to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings

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duel; shoot-out

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polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth

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stupid brat; son of a bitch

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