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to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

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OK; okay

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a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly

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to tell a lie; to fib

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lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

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in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

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to entrust; to leave to a person

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to begin to speak

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or; otherwise

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verge of death; dying moments

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whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph

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switching over to; migration; transition

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U.S. forces; American military

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a person without a single relative

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life's struggles

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volunteer soldier

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front (in battle)

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to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

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

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empty-handed

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whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

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to assemble; to set up; to construct

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reservation; putting on hold; deferment

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collecting; assembling

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attention; giving one's attention; focusing

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grandfather; male senior-citizen

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will; testament; last request

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up

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action committee; executive committee

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to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

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women's group; women's association

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to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

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housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

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network

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time; labour; labor

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roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file

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the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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father

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elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

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not necessarily so; is not always true

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meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

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willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

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to live in want

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nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

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to pretend; to feign

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descendant; posterity; offspring

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mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

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to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards

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