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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

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friend; pal; buddy; mate

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what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

2

seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

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dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

1

but; however; although

4

to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)

1

wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency

2

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

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sailor; marine

1

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

3

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

2

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

2

(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)

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to; towards; for

3

to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

4

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

2

Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

2

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

2

company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

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average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers

2

drink; beverage

1

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

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

2

well, ...; right, ...; now, ...

1

you (plural)

2

mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object

3

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

2

no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

2

Rivers

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mountain

2

to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich

1

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

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wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

1

to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

3

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

2

newspaper

1

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

4

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

4

article; news story; report; account

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

1

be; is

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easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

1