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to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

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recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence

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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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fact; truth; reality

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perfect; complete; flawless

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

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to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

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stain; blot; flaw; disgrace

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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

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pangs of conscience

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to torment; to torture; to harass

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where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

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to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

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dust; one ten-billionth

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filthy; dirty (looking); drab

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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invitation; introduction; temptation

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to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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the other day; lately; recently; during this period

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conversation

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

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door (Western-style, car, etc.)

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to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

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discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

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who

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in comparison to; rather than

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

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the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about

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to race against time

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feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

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to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

2

it's not much, but ...

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polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful

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mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

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home area; home town; local

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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group; party; team; organization; organisation; association

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to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

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good

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feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

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a push; another effort

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two; 2

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