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to do one's best; to put forth every effort

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to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

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sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

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to fan; to incite; to instigate

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effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

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to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

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parents; both parents

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

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was; were

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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reality; actuality; hard fact

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easy; plain; simple

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exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

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elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

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space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

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

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-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

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very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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to some extent; to a certain extent

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superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

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nothing but; except; no more than

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to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

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only; merely; nothing but; no more than

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I; me

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as (for); for; in the capacity of

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being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear

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be; is

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hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

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one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

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to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

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the same kind; accomplice; partner

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after all; because; but; even; too; as well

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to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

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truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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mock exam; practice exam; practice test

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than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above

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competition; contest

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gold prize; gold award; gold medal; first-place prize

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national convention; national competition; national athletic meet

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novel; story; (work of) fiction

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