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contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

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serious; not joking; straight

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was; were

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such; like that; that sort of; very

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air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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hey; say; look

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we

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

1

digital

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sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

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to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

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so to speak; so to call it; as it were

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

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wetland; marsh

1

trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial

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should; must; -able; probably; likely

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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last night

1

(video) recording

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime

1

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

1

at once; immediately; right now

1

presentation (e.g. of a gift)

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

1

your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right

1

angel

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alliance; union; league

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to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

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Boys (The Shirelles song)

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strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)

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cake

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after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

2

band name

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

2

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

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even though; despite; when

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they; them

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when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned

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chatting; idle talk

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

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to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

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really; truly; indeed; good grief

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so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

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