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not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing

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one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

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sympathy; compassion; pity

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pity; compassion; mercy

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these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour

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to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame

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inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)

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to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

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marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

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person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger

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business

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relation; connection; relevance

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voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed); singlehood by choice

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exclamation mark; exclamation point

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future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to

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desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage

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like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else

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having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily

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credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability

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one's own car; privately owned car

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vent (in a jacket)

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Bayerische Motoren Werke; BMW

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to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall

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saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb

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emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)

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23rd day of the month; 23 days

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appearance; air; condition; state; form

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to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

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to get along well with

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to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse

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increasing the number of staff; hiring more people

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risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh

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preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

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(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)

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to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

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very

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we; us; I; me

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this and that; one thing and another

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to glance at; to glimpse

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tough guy

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tough; strong; tenacious

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to be uncommon

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astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous

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to become better; to improve

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United States men's Olympic basketball team

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five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.

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so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case

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to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent

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both persons

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slaughter; massacre

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