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in comparison to; rather than

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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scoundrel; rascal; villain

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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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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should; must; -able; probably; likely

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lesson; precept; teachings; moral

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New Year's Eve; end of the year

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to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

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defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

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to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

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odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre

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feeling; mood

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to poke each other; to jab each other

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existence; possession; having; limited company

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(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

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Unlimited

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rule book

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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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justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

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exception

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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existence; being

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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mentor; mentoring

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

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outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

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somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

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to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

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spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

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to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

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if; in case; supposing

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treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

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state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

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until now; so far; up to the present

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

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strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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like; similar to; as with; in the same way

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oh; yes; huh?; hm?

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of all people

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