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comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier

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substitution; replacement; shifting; change

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ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing

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going in and out of style; changes in fashion

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softly; gently; lightly

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forelock; bangs

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signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

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to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

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fundamental; basic

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

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connection; relation

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thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

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to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)

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to compete with each other

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to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

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lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation

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to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

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to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky

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economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal

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to have a hard time of it

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ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

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uncountable

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incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

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to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)

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irreversible

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seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

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dazzling; radiant

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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job separation rate; job turnover

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

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year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

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loud; sonorous; ringing

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retirement

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number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)

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a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

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dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

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each; every

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hero

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degree of attention; profile

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in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether

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to spoil; to rot; to corrode

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suddenly; all at once; rapidly

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all over; all over the place; everywhere

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social game; social network game

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to use X as a selling point

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advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

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