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to try all possible means

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site; plot; lot; grounds

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paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

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in the meanwhile; during the time

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to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

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given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

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patriarch; head of a family

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younger brother

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younger sister

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special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured

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congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

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to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

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I; me

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bay; gulf; inlet

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meeting; reception

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to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

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good grief

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to take one's eyes off

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superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article

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to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

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on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

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to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

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lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch

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exploration; expedition

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to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

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to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

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child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete

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on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

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evening meal; dinner

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if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side

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ambition; aspiration

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all; every

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angle

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light meal

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material; ingredient

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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kitchen

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whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

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handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade

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feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection

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coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding

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to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

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close to the ear

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lighten up!; cheer up!

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tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive

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stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off

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to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

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to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

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sauce; Worcestershire sauce

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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