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manly; brave; heroic

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

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than; from; out of; except; but; more

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reliance; trust; faith; confidence

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(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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ha ha ha (laughter)

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

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immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

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to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

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she; her; girlfriend

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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spacious; vast; wide

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(public) park

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

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to move (house); to change residence

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

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obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

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oh; yes; huh?; hm?

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Oh well; yeah; good; OK

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unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

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

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child

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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to be born; to come into the world

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beloved; dearest

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already; too late

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that's the way it is; such is life

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sanity; consciousness; soberness

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true character; true heart; true spirit

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not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

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only; nothing but

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to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

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cooperation; collaboration

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if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

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feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

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really; truly

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to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

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all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

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