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to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

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adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger

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in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

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as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

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to return; to come back

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eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

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chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

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atomic; indivisibility

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approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

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to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

1

to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits

1

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

2

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

1

one-way traffic

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(a) little; somewhat; somehow

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thereupon; shortly thereafter

2

to return; to come back

3

imperial princess

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invitation; introduction; temptation

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

1

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

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falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)

1

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

2

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

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with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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seems; I guess

2

first love; puppy love

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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bath

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to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

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that is to say; so that means

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conviction; belief; confidence

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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to look towards

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profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

1

unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

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grim face; angry look

1

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

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to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

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to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from

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to bear; to endure

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one second

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to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

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(not) a single person; (no) one

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coup d'état; coup

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to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

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birth; creation; formation

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