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contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

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shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

job; work; duties; trade; skill

1

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

1

(one) could even say that

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all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

1

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

1

barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial

1

to polish one's skills

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

3

ideal; ideals

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emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence

1

reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy

1

to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body

1

to concentrate one's effort (on something)

1

to head home; to leave for home

1

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

1

barely

1

to force open; to push open

1

shower

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to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know

1

in a circle (ring)

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sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

1

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

1

to conceal; to hide

1

to lean against; to set against

3

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

1

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

1

to get wet

2

to wipe; to dry

1

sleeping face

3

to feel at ease

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to burst into laughter

2

camber

2

to rise; to erect; to get up

1

to look around; to survey

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to escape from; to get out

1

shaking violently

1

to collapse into; to flop onto

1

internal organs; intestines; viscera

1

to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

1

dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome

1

crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something

1

oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

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long time

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to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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serious injury

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