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origin; beginning

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then; well; so; be; is

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castaway story (e.g. Robinson Crusoe); drifter's adventure tale

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yikes; oops; eep; wow

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interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

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adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

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around the world; throughout the world

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unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

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tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

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nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

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screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)

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to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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I; me; you; manservant

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but; however; although

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such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

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already; too late

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key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

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to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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to obtain; to procure

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above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

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ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

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speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

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map

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step

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model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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when; at what point

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getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)

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bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely

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was; were

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eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

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this time; now

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