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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

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to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

2

work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus

5

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

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not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

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indicates question

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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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be; is

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or; otherwise

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nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

1

wing (of an insect)

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rice field

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to say; to be called; to do

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cutting

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to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

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thank you

4

previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop

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to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

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to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

3

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

2

this piece; this work

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science fiction; sci-fi; SF

2

youth; adolescence; springtime of life

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drama; play; powerful drug

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to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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gimmick

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entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

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reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

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work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique

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too much; excessive; too

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famous; well-known

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various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

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early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning

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structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

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