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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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token; a trifle

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

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punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

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pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

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retreat; withdrawal; retirement

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bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

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bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly

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go on!; right!; here goes!

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year in, year out; always; 24-7

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counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

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yes; that is so

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to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

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four people

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yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

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duty; function; office; mission; task

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

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absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

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my; our; one's own

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precious; valuable

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monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

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to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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country girl

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last; final; end; conclusion; rust

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

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coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

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cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold

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cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

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it seems so; that's what it looks like

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arrival

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to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state

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far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

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to swim

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how; in what way; by what means

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nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health

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trouble; bother; annoyance

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though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

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deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

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special make; deluxe

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to explain the situation

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distributor (of goods)

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to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

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market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market

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somehow; for some reason or other

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