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ring

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brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)

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to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)

2

wedded life; married life

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

1

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

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

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to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

2

faucet; tap

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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

2

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

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to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

1

for some years

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

number one; first; best; most; game; round

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation

1

(undesirable but) inseparable relationship

1

private; personal life; (one's) privacy

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

1

alcohol; sake

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to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

3

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

1

hereabouts; around here

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area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

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club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse

5

splitting the cost; Dutch treat

1

luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)

1

payment

2

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

3

regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed

1

store; shop

3

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

1

one's post; place of work; workplace

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to dispel doubts

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half a year; six months

2

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

3

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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what sort; what kind

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tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

2

single mother

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single-mother household; fatherless family

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

2

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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father

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part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

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