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noblesse oblige

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to be something familiar

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camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting

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noble; aristocrat; peer

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duty; obligation; responsibility

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(social) position; status

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United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England

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state; country; nation

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important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

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to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

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common people; ordinary people; masses

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otherwise; if not; or else

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just because; even if; even though

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

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settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards

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governor; leader; ruler

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to giggle

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when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally

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to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble

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in the end; on top of that

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beyond one's means or position

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sense of duty (obligation)

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to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

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carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

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to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

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one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

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to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

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childhood; infancy

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being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent

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person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head

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rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee

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to inherit; to succeed; to take over

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relay

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to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

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being in shape; holding a dignified appearance

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have a good day; take care; see you

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mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

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sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination

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handkerchief

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reflection in a mirror; reflected image; inverse (of a point); mirror image

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pupil and (dark) iris of the eye

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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

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to trickle down

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satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy

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in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

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great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

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playing house

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

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