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does not seem; unlikely; improbable

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wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

1

to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many

1

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

2

talent; ability

2

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

4

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

1

really; truly

2

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

1

factory; plant; mill; workshop

1

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

1

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

2

short; brief

1

please

1

instant

2

main street; avenue

2

hot water; hot bath

1

flour; meal; powder; dust

1

balance

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

2

(study of) statistics

2

such; this sort of; like this

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

3

high-school baseball player

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

covered in mud; mud-caked

1

three years

2

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

4

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

1

leader; guide; mentor; coach

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

1

to choose; to select

1

scenery; scene; landscape

1

pupil; student; schoolchild

1

study; diligence; discount; reduction

1

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

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

ticket

1

one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

1

guardian; protector; patron; parent

2

claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection

1

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

1

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

1

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

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