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harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid

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long; drawn-out; very long

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to amuse oneself; to make merry

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content-free chat; idle gossip

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ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

1

to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out

1

to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in

1

beginning of the year; early in the New Year

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general hospital

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energetic; vigorous

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reopening; resumption; restarting

1

support; stay; prop

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saturation

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dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo

1

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

6

washing machine (laundry)

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underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie

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incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

2

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

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having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance

1

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

1

opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand

1

appearance; figure; shape; form

2

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

1

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

2

replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing

1

disorder; disturbance; unrest

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truth; real situation

2

spouse; wife; husband; partner

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scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

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everyday occurrence

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draw; tie; quits; even; square

2

we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

3

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

2

in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown

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ignorance is bliss

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antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit

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to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

2

going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote

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in no way

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unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

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suicide

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to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

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misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

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mishearing

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to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

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harassment; pestering

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serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence

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settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)

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difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

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