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surrounding at a distance

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to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

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immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

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driving force

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self-criticism

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self-denial

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self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation

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to hurry (up); to press; to urge on

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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to shed tears

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to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

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

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to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

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as always; as usual

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to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke

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to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

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secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method

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hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

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to leave out; to forget to write

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elementary; basic; rudimentary

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permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

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towel

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to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate

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risk

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to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

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to brave a danger; to take a risk

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attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

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defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

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joke

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to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

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unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

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to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

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piece; fragment; one (object)

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execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

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plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

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unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

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to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

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whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

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to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

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fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

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to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset

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vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery

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advice; warning

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(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

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all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

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festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

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reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

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