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halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

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amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

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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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the earliest

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work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

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wonderful; splendid; magnificent

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bridge

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

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

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forest; shrine grove

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short (e.g. story, film)

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syndrome

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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to continue writing

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deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

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(some) more; even more; longer; further

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

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idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

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professional

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editor (in publishing, etc.)

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literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts

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how many years; how long; what year

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oh, yes?; really?

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to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

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to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

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wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

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

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however

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high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

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hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined

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to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

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anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

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to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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oil

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to sell

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quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly

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to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

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truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

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