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in comparison to; rather than

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bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

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myself; yourself; I; me; you

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feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

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delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

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indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

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means; is; as for

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warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial

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-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

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first warbling heard in a New Year

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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

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odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling

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to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

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cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

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smiling face; smile

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to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

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desperately; for one's dear life

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

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now; nowadays

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children

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rice seedling

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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

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all present; all concerned; all of us

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matter for great congratulation

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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

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husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

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bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

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snow; snowfall

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sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

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very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

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to get drunk

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winter

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cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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

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life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

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to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)

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to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

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slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

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as one promised

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to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

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suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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