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nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

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efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

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to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in

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you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem

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changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)

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philandering; itch for women

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in terms of one's personality; personal; character (flaw, etc.)

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to pierce through; to break through

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ultimate

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universally kind person; humane person; philanthropist

4

estimation; criticism; comment

1

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

1

calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind

1

relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

marriage; matrimony

1

to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)

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reputation; respectability; honour; honor

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life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

1

companion; partner; spouse

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to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

2

to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying

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without; but if; otherwise; or else

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lover; mistress

1

to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule

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to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)

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(arch.) divining; (arch.) telling a fortune; (arch.) predicting; choosing; settling; fixing

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one's duty; one's part

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bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed

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falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)

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sense of defeat

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minor injury

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ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants

1

simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap

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to pilfer; to filch; to swipe

3

leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

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tonight; this evening

2

to spit

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hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

10

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

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thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

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to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away

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to take care of

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milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)

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to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile

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water well

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to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt

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