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greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you

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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

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to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

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to win; to gain victory

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readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

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handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse

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congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia

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to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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never again

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refrigerator; fridge

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boric acid

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dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

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to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

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dot; point; mark

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although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

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regret; repentance; remorse

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sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

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to raise (one's head)

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fate; destiny; lot

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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very; greatly; exceedingly

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desperate; hopeless

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to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step

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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

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sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet

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perfume; scent

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assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

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famous; fame

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(department) store; (department) stores

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paper bag

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?

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another's parent; another's parents

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a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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candy box

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small box; casket

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wrapping paper

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wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable

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intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum

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(mountain) ridge

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hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes

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to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

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pluralizing suffix

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to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

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without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

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to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

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