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gentle; mild-mannered

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at a young age; while still young

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to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell

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to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

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successor

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to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse

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only son

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to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about

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attractiveness; charm; amiability

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adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

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home environment; family environment

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children's home; child care institution; orphanage

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adoption (of a person)

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to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted

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to have a hard time of it

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to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)

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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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postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.

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director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector

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about; on; regarding; per; for every

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to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

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IQ; intelligence quotient

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to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding

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lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

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very young; little; childish; immature

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frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health

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(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

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adoptive parents

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matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon

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company management; managing a company

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heir; inheritor; successor

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system development

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wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

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software

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insider information; inside information

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arrest; apprehension; capture

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emotional scars; mental trauma

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spontaneous; voluntary

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firmly determined

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to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)

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cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship

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know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack

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relation; connection; relevance

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several people; a few people

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to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

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firm; strong; solid; stable

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security management

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erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction

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morals; morality

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look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...

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