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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...

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to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do

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prime of one's working life

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to die; to pass away

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bank clerk

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wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

1

position; job; employment; opening

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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exception

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to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

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on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

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unfairness; injustice; partiality

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shit!; damn!

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

1

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

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fundamental; basic

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encouragement to retire early; retirement stimulus

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condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

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about; on; regarding; per; for every

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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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clearing one's throat; cough

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severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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salary; wages; pay

3

counter for months

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if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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

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to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

1

newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens

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

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education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

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charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

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to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

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thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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each other; one another

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from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

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