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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about

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cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

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thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

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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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to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

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to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

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thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

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to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

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to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

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to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

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in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion

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to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

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furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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excuse; explanation

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discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

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serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

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-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

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child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

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to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

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to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

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unexpected; unforeseen; strange

3

a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh

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to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

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eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

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to comfort; to console; to amuse

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sympathy; compassion; pity

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you; dear; honey

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to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

2

to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)

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female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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prank; practical joke

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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by any means, fair or foul

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to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

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sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

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mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

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dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

3

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

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reply; answer

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be; is

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if; in case; supposing

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from now on; hereafter

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secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

5

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

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