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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

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years later

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(one acting as a) foster parent

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to mark the end; to spell the end

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to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over

1

to declare; to plead

1

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

3

to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

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dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled

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skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument

1

political situation; political affairs

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next term; next period; next version; next release

3

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

2

boy; son; man

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to become pregnant

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cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate

2

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

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backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

1

as one of

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education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

1

to memorize; to fix in memory; to master

1

imitation; copying

1

reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

1

pride; haughtiness

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shade; shadow

2

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

2

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

1

duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention

1

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

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approval; endorsement

2

mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

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to show one's affection; to express one's love

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ticklish; embarrassing

2

fame; reputation; renown

2

centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

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holy master; guru

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semipermanent

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continuous

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compensating; making up for; supplementation

1

to lend a hand; to help

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to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

2

to devise a plan; to work out a plan

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deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

3

every month; each month; monthly

2

quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely

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lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)

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to ring a bell

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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

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one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route

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