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dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)

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bye; see you later

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from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...

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hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)

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expression; look; countenance; face

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to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out

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to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

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trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps

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midsummer greetings; to inquiry after someone's health in the hot season

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Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern

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midsummer; height of summer

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season; weather

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your health and prosperity

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my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations

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to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down

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taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

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at the time; in those days; then

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you

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how are things with you?; how are you doing?; how are you getting along?; how have you been?; how are you?

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yours sincerely; sincerely yours; yours truly

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innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive

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Guinness; Gwyneth

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to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

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to forget to say; to forget to mention

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shout of abuse; jeers; boos

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to pour on

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to walk down the road

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to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking

2

right beside; close to; nearby

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eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg

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dividing into four; quartering

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strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)

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mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something

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present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

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inter-scholastic athletics competition

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participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)

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gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing

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to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant

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tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded

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summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season

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postcard; memo; note; card

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courteous; decorous; polite

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manners; courtesy; etiquette

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to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop

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wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

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greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

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justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

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passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving

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terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering

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change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack

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