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it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

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essay on poetry; theory of poetry

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exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

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glasswork

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wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

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taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

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singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares

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whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

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with a whack; smack; slap

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rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation

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lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)

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light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

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health; healthy; sound; fit

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to be relieved; to feel relieved

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(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

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miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth

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hospitalization; hospitalisation

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door

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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housekeeper; maid

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poor health; ill health; unhealthy

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to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

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fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full

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to become fat

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plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich

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common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition

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to gain weight

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(body) weight

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older sister

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innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward

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to be kind to; to treat kindly

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sharp increase; sudden rise

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service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

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belly; abdomen; stomach

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if you think about it; come to think of it

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mother's milk

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tasting; sampling

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all; everyone; everybody

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prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

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to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

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unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly

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to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

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first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

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Zenith (watchmaker)

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thank you; thanks

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(doing) as one is told

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sacred beast

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Leo (constellation); the Lion

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to become rounded; to roll into a ball

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