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to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool

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gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

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to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

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to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

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to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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long military service; having experienced many battles

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to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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you

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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honour; honor; glory; privilege

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to sustain a serious wound

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

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lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)

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wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

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unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

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just a little

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

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unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

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to bring up under one's personal care

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respect; esteem; regard

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declaration; profession

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whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

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actually; really

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to (do) like this

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touch; contact

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hindsight-based opinion

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word; vocabulary

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to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

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contribution; service

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certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

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destiny; will of Heaven; luck

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to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

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to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

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front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

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worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom

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exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

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blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment

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trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected

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to spend all of one's free time; to spend one's time without constraint

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple

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to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

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to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

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course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

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unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

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to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

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to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

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personal; individual; private

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