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to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

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auntie; older woman

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oneself; myself

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to put up for adoption

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to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on

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illegal; illicit; unlawful

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sex establishment; brothel

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manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)

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the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

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very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

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crime; offence; offense

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to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

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one's family (home) background (environment)

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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relative; relation

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discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

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adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

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to live; to get along; to spend (time)

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you

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quickly; calmly; intently

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agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)

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compromise; giving in

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herself; she herself

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to turn one's back to

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opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

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dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

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tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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all night long; all through the night

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to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

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life span

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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just above; right overhead

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artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

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to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

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facing; opposite; across the street; other side

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display window; shop window; store window

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overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

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to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse

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evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

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border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

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godparents; foster parents

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instability; insecurity; crankiness

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to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye

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hard to get; hard to come by

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to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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the same kind; accomplice; partner

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