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dealing with; coping with

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to be possible to occur

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change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

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clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

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distant; cold; formal

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

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without

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to do

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in public; in company

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since then; from that time; ever since

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disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

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face

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coquettish voice; flirtatious voice

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boastful speech; bragging

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noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

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half-moon; half a month; semicircle

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moonlit night

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position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

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opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

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second most severe of the five punishments of ancient China (castration for men, confinement for women)

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to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

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talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

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(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act

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to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend

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to wait upon; to serve

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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the ... in question

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to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

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to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)

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though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

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based on; built on; made from

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sumptuous feast; debauch

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to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme

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front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

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school; sect; party

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whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

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removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal

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simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

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main; principal; chief; primary; major

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close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

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redundant phrase; joke

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to butter up; to try to get on the good side of

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noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

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decision; determination; resolution

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to help out of (trouble); to extricate

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