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please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if

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-less; lacking; non-existing

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to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)

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very deeply

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charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

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present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

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arithmetic; calculation

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broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

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mathematics

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mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

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police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody

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lawyer; attorney

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in one's own way or style

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to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

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dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)

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law; legislation; act

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damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

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of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

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lucky; fortunate

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to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death

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learning; study

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end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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in the background; not standing out

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anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject

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little by little; bit by bit

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stepping back; drawing back

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to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)

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should do; ought to do

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source of information; intelligence source; message source

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...

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having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

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does not seem; unlikely; improbable

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guess; conjecture; surmise

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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the other day; a few days ago

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the

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decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

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one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha

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rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

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as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

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to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

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might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...

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preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

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to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

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lunch; midday meal

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expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.

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hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

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