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to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

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issue; offspring; paternal blood

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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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granddaughter

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My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

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hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

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elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting

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the top (e.g. top ten); the best

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grandmother

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grandchild

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line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

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approach; approach shot

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reservation; putting on hold; deferment

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had better do so

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it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

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homosexual (person)

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great majority

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youth; young person

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one's family (home) background (environment)

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to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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male friend; man friend

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loud (of a voice)

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appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

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business world; business circles; (the) industry

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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distinction; discrimination

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misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)

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promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help

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to approve of

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uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

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just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

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like that; so

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vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

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and then; and so; and; so then

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(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

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to cross the line; to go too far

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to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

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positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent

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to laugh away; to laugh off

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same sex

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to get a reputation as a philanderer

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playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler

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demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour

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love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

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kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)

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months (period of)

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heart-warming; kind-hearted; warm-hearted; considerate; kind; heartfelt

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playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

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