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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

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older; senior

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(your) daughter; young woman

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innocent; simple-minded

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wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

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followers; hangers-on

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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queen; female champion

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to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

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to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

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to bear; to endure

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cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

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thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

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to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

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to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

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to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

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to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

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puberty; adolescence

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boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

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pure; true; genuine; unmixed

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ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

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fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

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father; dad; husband; you; he

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to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

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puppy; small dog

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

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yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

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to break; to smash

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of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after

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pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

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sadness; sorrow; grief

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bitter

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to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

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(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

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form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

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crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic

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to make a sound

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to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

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inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

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miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary

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drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

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