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from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first

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to be the case that

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forgetting; lapse of memory

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I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

3

being too late; losing one's final chance

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good luck; fortune

3

to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation

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attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound

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to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

2

to keep standing; to stand motionless

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rest period; intermission; break time; recess

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in a bad mood

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trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

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announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

1

in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes

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to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)

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first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

2

to strangle to death

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stir; commotion; noise

2

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

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useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

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age difference; age gap

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to look at the long term

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sense of values; values; value system

3

probable; likely

2

curse; spell; malediction

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to talk; to speak

2

crime; offence; offense

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age difference; disparity in age; age gap

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innumerably; countlessly; (lit.) as abundant as stars

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marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

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high society

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monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

2

grinning; smirking

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to strangle; to constrict

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to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

2

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

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vivid; clear; distinct

2

awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

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sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

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hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

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silence (not speaking); muteness

2

duty room; staff room; waiting room

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soldier

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group; party; team; squad; section

2

having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)

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yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

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actually; really

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