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talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

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questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

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both sides

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whispering; murmuring; subdued

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every day

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sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)

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phew; whew

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delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

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end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part

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purse; handbag; wallet

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person of high rank or position

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to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

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unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule

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friend

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I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead

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to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

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good evening

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more than usual

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forcibly; against one's will

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to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

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the matter you have been talking about

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to chase; to run after; to pursue

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state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

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male-dominated society; patriarchal society

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versus; vs.; v.

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conditionally; with conditions attached

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severe; strict; tough; hard

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compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration

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company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance

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a bit more; a bit longer

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confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

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to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

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absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

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to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

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in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

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situation

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colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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amorous feelings; feeling of being in love

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remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

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still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

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complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)

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how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

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egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

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withdrawal from a group; resignation; secession; unsubscribing (mailing list, etc.)

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(period of) one year

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to make an apology

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omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct

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to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply

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to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

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