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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

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to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

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to have a relationship; to have relations

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

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small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

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to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

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alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume

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several years standing; over several years

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office

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almsgiving

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wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds

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scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

3

smooth

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frequent; incessant

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to complain; to make a complaint

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surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

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source of income

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portrait

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since then; from that time; ever since

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each time; every time

2

gradually

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to become possible; to become able to (do)

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more than anything; above all else

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merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

3

strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly

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to close (one's eyes); to shut

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things; everything

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influential person; man of importance

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this sort of

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to be; to come; to go

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

3

letter of introduction

4

address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile

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to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

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to thank

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to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

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to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful

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wisdom; understanding

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suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

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to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

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to be distant

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warning; advice

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doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

3

office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs

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good opportunity; chance

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previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

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