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to meet face-to-face

2

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

1

(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

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distant relative

2

probability; likelihood; chances

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

2

what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much

1

(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence

2

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

3

to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out

1

arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

1

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

1

exchange; conversion

1

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

2

in those days

1

downward tendency; decay; decline

1

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

3

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

3

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

2

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

1

to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)

1

to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

3

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

2

thorough; exhaustive; complete

2

like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else

1

happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

4

excessive; immoderate

1

to hang one's hopes on; to expect from

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

3

to move (house); to change residence

1

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

1

inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure

1

the late; the deceased

1

value to society; raison d'être; existence value

2

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

3

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

to love

1

inferiority complex

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

2

hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

3

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

1

passing of years; lapse of time; aging; ageing

1

deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)

1

to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

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