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to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it

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I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

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only once

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friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

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to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about

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barrage of questions

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towel

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wiping; drying

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hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind

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slowly and quietly; smoothly

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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in a sense; in some way; to an extent

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(marriage) proposal

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to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do

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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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scene; spectacle; sight; view

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to side with (someone); to support (someone)

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thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

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pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

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lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

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to unfold; to unroll; to open

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is that so?

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day before yesterday

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wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

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reminiscent talk

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there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

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to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

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moment to quit; way to quit

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to blow out; to spout out

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to rest one's chin in one's hands

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coffee mill; coffee grinder

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with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)

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pale; pallid

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to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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V sign (hand gesture); peace sign

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to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

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anyone can see that; it's obvious that

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(medical) doctor; physician

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exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

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athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day

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pupil; student; schoolchild

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participation; joining; entry; adherence

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