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story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

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completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

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

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to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

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worthy of special mention

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first person

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surprise

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planning; project; plan; design

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to like; to love; to be fond of

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stale; hackneyed; cliched

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usual; normal; stereotyped

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romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance

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drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing

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hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

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complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

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harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid

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mechanical pencil; automatic pencil

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to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

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thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

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choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

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being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something

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to be bewildered; to be perplexed

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falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

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to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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pleasantly smiling

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above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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to the end; to the last

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really; truly

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double role; one person playing two roles; wearing two hats

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versatile entertainer; all-round performer; person skilled in their craft

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selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf

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voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)

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worth listening to

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calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

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analysis

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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tension; strain

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to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

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to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)

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virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister

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virgin; maiden

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being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

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extreme; radical

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rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot

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