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occasionally; once in a while; now and then

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anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

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to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

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to begin to drink

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fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

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to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure

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louver slat; louvre slat

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window blind; blinds; blind

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rainy

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townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

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uncle

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to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

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real estate

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office

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company; corporation; firm; one's workplace

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security

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living by oneself; living alone

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to cross one's legs

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consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

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to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence

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malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

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feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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immediately; right away; on the spot

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to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down

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to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about

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ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

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consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness

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bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

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open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

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loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

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immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

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there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...

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to love

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bottomless ravine; abyss

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dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)

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Grand Canyon

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Mariana Trench (deepest part of the ocean, near the Mariana Islands)

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slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)

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it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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historic; historical

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great person; eminent figure

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

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to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger

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confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)

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silk

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