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standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal

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shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories

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speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs

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(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed

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dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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without; but if; otherwise; or else

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on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

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proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge

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playfulness

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wink

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woman's heart; female instincts or psychology

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subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

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in person; personally; directly

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instruction; direction; briefing

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to skin; to peel

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to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

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street light

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barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

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kind; tender-hearted; compassionate

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self-deprecating; self-mocking

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cowardly; timid; easily frightened

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menial; meanness; servility; abject

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last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

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short; brief

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cold reception; inhospitality

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often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

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slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction

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little by little; step by step

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to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

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on rare occasions; once in a blue moon

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to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

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one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

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jumping to a wrong conclusion

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negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)

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to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

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to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

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to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

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coin; token; slug

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

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hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person

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to sob

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long time; many years

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accumulation; accumulate; store

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to be filled to bursting; to burst

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to stop crying; to cry oneself out

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unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

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various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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