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(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up

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large profit; a killing

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father

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment

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otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense

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prejudice; bias; distorted view

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acquaintance

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Churchill; Churchill, Winston (1874-1965; British prime minister)

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wise saying; famous saying; witty remark

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half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing

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continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption

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Yalta Conference (February 1945)

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useless; worthless; silly; trivial

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route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course

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subterranean tunnel

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to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless

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apology

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sharing a meal

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evening meal; dinner; supper

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to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal

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to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

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sociability

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to have a drink; to have a few drinks

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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 be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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doctor; physician

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cabinet; housing (for equipment)

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sake bottle

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swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing; swing

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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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apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)

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skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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audio; audio equipment (esp. high-end)

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age; era; period; date

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badminton

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

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righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

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Thelonious Monk

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slender face

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black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes

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monk

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exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable

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quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

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to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter

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everybody; every last one of them; all

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

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