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Christmas Eve

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younger sister

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pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend

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largish; biggish; a little bit larger

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event

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

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normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

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to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

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I see; that's right; indeed

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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

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that's so, isn't it

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

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so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

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jest; joke; funny story

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waste; uselessness; redundance

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various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

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reaction; response

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to be surprised; to be astonished

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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thank you

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thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

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to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered

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to hate; to dislike; to loathe

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somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

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(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

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to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

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delicious; appetizing; appetising

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slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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parfait

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

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at least; at most; (even) just

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feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

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money; metal

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

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lost article; something forgotten

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already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

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